Back-off Definition

verb

(literally) To move backwards away from something.

I tried to back off slowly from the tiger in my path.
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(idiomatic) To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.

You need to back off, or the situation could turn ugly.
I was going to sue, until my legal advisors told me to back off.
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(idiomatic) To lower the setting of.
Could you back off the volume a bit? It's really loud.
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Back-off Sentence Examples

  • Just back off and try again in a few weeks.

  • I couldn't get him to back off and I got really scared.

  • Maybe I can get a friend or two to put a bug in his ear to back off.

  • I want him to back off.

  • He might like you, but if he has a girlfriend, you need to back off until they break up.

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