'back off' definitions:

Definition of 'back off'

(from WordNet)
verb
Move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down" [syn: back up, back off, back down]
verb
Remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved" [syn: chicken out, back off, pull out, back down, bow out]

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