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retreat
pull back
back out
back away
crawfish
crawfish out
pull in one's horns
withdraw
Definition: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
Definition: To move in a direction opposite to that which one is facing, keeping one's attention on the thing in front being avoided.