5
back down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
5
back out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, withdraw)
5
bow out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
5
pull out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
4
back off(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
4
cop out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, withdraw)
4
recant(verb, withdraw, abandon, back, yield)
4
worm out(verb, expression, withdraw, back, yield)
3
back pedal(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, back)
3
bail out(expression, stop, drop, withdraw, leave)
3
beg off(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, back)
3
get cold feet(verb, expression, idiom, withdraw, back)
3
give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, abandon)
3
resign(verb, stop, drop, withdraw, abandon)
3
surrender(verb, stop, withdraw, leave, abandon)
3
wimp out(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, back)
3
withdraw(verb, stop, leave, abandon, back)
3
yield(verb, stop, withdraw, leave, abandon)
2
avoid(verb, withdraw, back, yield, surrender)
2
be terror-stricken(scare, become, freak)
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