BACK DOWN (ON / FROM STH)


Meaning of BACK DOWN (ON / FROM STH) in English

( NAmE also ˌback ˈoff )

to take back a demand, an opinion, etc. that other people are strongly opposed to; to admit defeat :

She refused to back down on a point of principle.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.