climb down
climb down phrasal verb
ˈclimb-down noun [countable usually singular]
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Synonyms & Related Wordsclimb down[verb]Synonyms:- descend, dismount
- back down, eat one's words, retract, retreat
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionaryclimb down phrasal verb British English (
see also climb)
to admit that you were wrong, especially after being certain that you were right ⇒
climb-down [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
ˈclimb-down noun [countable usually singular] British English an occasion when you admit that you were wrong:
a humiliating climb-down by the government [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲