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Exempel

  • hold back - The dam can't hold back that much water.
    • Dammen kan inte hålla emot så mycket vatten.
  • hold back - He's a year older than his classmates because he was held back in second grade.
    • Han är ett år äldre än sina klasskamrater för han halkade efter i tvåan.

Definitioner

Verb

  1. (idiomatic) To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.

Exempel

  • I was about to sue them, but I had to back down.
  • I was going to sue them, but now I'm going to have to back down.
  • By the time politicians in several cities backed down on Tuesday and announced that they would cut or consider reducing fares, the demonstrations had already morphed into a more sweeping social protest, with marchers waving banners carrying slogans like “The people have awakened.”

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