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

row back

phrasal verb
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row back
  1. [intransitive] to change an earlier statement, opinion or promise
    • Today he seemed to be rowing back from what he said last night.
    • The government is now trying to row back on its commitments.
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
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