CLIMB-DOWN


Meaning of CLIMB-DOWN in English

also climbdown

( climb-downs)

A climb-down in an argument or dispute is the act of admitting that you are wrong or of changing your intentions or demands.

In an embarrassing climb-down, the Home Secretary lifted the deportation threat.

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