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  • back away from — back away (from (something)) to stop supporting something. Congress backed away from the plan to cut taxes …   New idioms dictionary

  • back away from something — back away (from (something)) to stop supporting something. Congress backed away from the plan to cut taxes …   New idioms dictionary

  • back away (from somebody) — ˌback aˈway (from sb/sth) derived to move away backwards from sb/sth that is frightening or unpleasant; to avoid doing sth that is unpleasant Main entry: ↑backderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • back away (from something) — ˌback aˈway (from sb/sth) derived to move away backwards from sb/sth that is frightening or unpleasant; to avoid doing sth that is unpleasant Main entry: ↑backderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • back away — (from (something)) to stop supporting something. Congress backed away from the plan to cut taxes …   New idioms dictionary

  • back away — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms back away : present tense I/you/we/they back away he/she/it backs away present participle backing away past tense backed away past participle backed away 1) to move away backwards from someone, for example… …   English dictionary

  • back away — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you back away from a commitment that you made or something that you were involved with in the past, you try to show that you are no longer committed to it or involved with it. [V P from n] The company backed away from plans to… …   English dictionary

  • back away — v. (D; intr.) to back away from * * * (D; intr.) to back away from …   Combinatory dictionary

  • back away — verb make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity (Freq. 1) 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 • Syn: ↑retreat, ↑pull back, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Away from Her — Infobox Film name = Away from Her writer = Alice Munro (short story) Sarah Polley starring = Julie Christie Gordon Pinsent Olympia Dukakis Kristen Thomson with Michael Murphy and Wendy Crewson director = Sarah Polley producer = Daniel Iron Simone …   Wikipedia

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