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Climb down

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    An abandonment, withdrawal from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument, etc. idiomatic

    "It is interesting to speculate on what combination of factors acted within the Bush administration to bring about the climb-down from its previous position."

Verb
  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see climb, down.

    "It took 2 hours to climb up, but 4 to climb down as our energy grew less and less."

  2. 2
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  3. 3
    To abandon, withdraw from, or soften a previously expressed opinion, argument, etc. idiomatic, sometimes

    "But Ekeus said Iraq had climbed down in its confrontation with the UN."

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