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| turn away(verb, withdraw, retreat, shrink) | |
| turn back(verb, phrasal verb, act, turn) | |
| turn tail(verb, go, withdraw, leave) | |
| wimp out(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield) | |
| withdraw from agreement or statement(verb, idiom, withdraw, abandon) | |
| accept defeat(withdraw, yield, backpedal) | |
| admit defeat(withdraw, yield, backpedal) | |
| admit you were wrong(idiom, withdraw, yield, backpedal) | |
| adverse reaction(reaction, repercussion) | |
| apple polish | |
| chain reaction(influence, effect, consequence, upshot) | |
| change direction(verb, move, change, bear) | |
| climb down(withdraw, yield, backpedal) | |
| come home to roost(idiom, return, rebound) | |
| concede defeat(withdraw, yield, backpedal) | |
| crouch down(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| cutting block | |
| develop suddenly | |
| double take(feeling, return, response) | |
| eat dirt(shrink, wince) |
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