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Definition of back out phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

back out

phrasal verb

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back out (of something)

to decide that you are no longer going to take part in something that has been agreed
- He lost confidence and backed out of the deal at the last minute.
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claw your way back, into something, out of something, to something, etc.

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claw your way back, into something, out of something, to something, etc.

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