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  climb down
       v : come down; "the birds alighted" [syn: alight]

  climb down
     alt.
     (lb en idiomatic sometimes hyphenated) An abandonment, withdrawal
  from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument,
  etc.
     n.
     (lb en idiomatic sometimes hyphenated) An abandonment, withdrawal
  from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument,
  etc.
     vb.
     1 (&lit en climb down)
     {lb|en|idiomatic|sometimes+followed+by+(m+en+from)" rel="nofollow">2 {lb|en|idiomatic|sometimes followed by (m en from) To abandon,
  withdraw from, or soften a previously expressed opinion, argument, etc.

  climb down
     alt.
     (lb en idiomatic sometimes hyphenated) An abandonment, withdrawal
  from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument,
  etc.
     n.
     (lb en idiomatic sometimes hyphenated) An abandonment, withdrawal
  from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument,
  etc.
     vb.
     1 (&lit en climb down)
     {lb|en|idiomatic|sometimes+followed+by+(m+en+from)" rel="nofollow">2 {lb|en|idiomatic|sometimes followed by (m en from) To abandon,
  withdraw from, or soften a previously expressed opinion, argument, etc.

  climb down
     alt.
     (lb en idiomatic sometimes hyphenated) An abandonment, withdrawal
  from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument,
  etc.
     n.
     (lb en idiomatic sometimes hyphenated) An abandonment, withdrawal
  from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument,
  etc.
     vb.
     1 (&lit en climb down)
     {lb|en|idiomatic|sometimes+followed+by+(m+en+from)" rel="nofollow">2 {lb|en|idiomatic|sometimes followed by (m en from) To abandon,
  withdraw from, or soften a previously expressed opinion, argument, etc.

  climb down
     alt.
     (lb en idiomatic sometimes hyphenated) An abandonment, withdrawal
  from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument,
  etc.
     n.
     (lb en idiomatic sometimes hyphenated) An abandonment, withdrawal
  from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument,
  etc.
     vb.
     1 (&lit en climb down)
     {lb|en|idiomatic|sometimes+followed+by+(m+en+from)" rel="nofollow">2 {lb|en|idiomatic|sometimes followed by (m en from) To abandon,
  withdraw from, or soften a previously expressed opinion, argument, etc.

  climb down /klˈaɪm dˈaʊn/ 
  kapitulovat

  climb down /klˈaɪm dˈaʊn/ 
  ustoupit

  climb down /klˈaɪm dˈaʊn/
   [Br.] einen Rückzieher machen, zurückrudern [wieder] , zurückkrebsen [Schw.] , zurückbuchstabieren  [Schw.]  [übtr.]
           Note: bei etw.
     Synonyms: back-pedal, backpedal, backtrack, row back
  
   see: walk back your previous stance, He rowed back from his comment the following day, saying he had been misinterpreted
  
           Note: from/on sth.

  climb down /klˈaɪm dˈaʊn/
  herabsteigen 
   see: climbing down, climbed down
  

  35 Moby Thesaurus words for "climb down":
     abjure, alight, back down, back out, backwater, crawfish out, deny,
     disavow, disclaim, dismount, disown, eat crow, eat dirt,
     eat humble pie, forswear, get down, get off, land, lick the dust,
     light, perch, recant, renege, renounce, repudiate, retract, revoke,
     settle, sing small, swallow, take back, touch down, unhorse, unsay,
     withdraw
  
  

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