| eat crow(verb, expression, fall, withdraw, leave) |
| abjure(withdraw, renounce, retract) |
| apologise |
| apologize(withdraw, renounce, retract) |
| back down(expression, withdraw, yield, renounce, retract) |
| back out(expression, withdraw, yield, backpedal) |
| climb down(expression, withdraw, yield, backpedal) |
| disavow(withdraw, renounce, retract) |
| disclaim(withdraw, renounce, retract) |
| recant(withdraw, yield, renounce, retract, backpedal) |
| renege(withdraw, yield, renounce, retract, backpedal) |
| renounce(verb, withdraw, leave, abandon, yield) |
| repudiate(withdraw, renounce, retract) |
| retract(withdraw, renounce) |
| revoke(withdraw, renounce, retract) |
| take back(expression, withdraw, yield, renounce, retract) |
| withdraw(yield, renounce, retract, backpedal) |
| abandon(verb, withdraw, leave, yield, surrender) |
| abase(verb, court, beg, kowtow, creep) |
| apple-polish(verb, court, beg, kowtow, creep) |