Backpedal

"Backpedal" in German

einen Rückzieher machen

(to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement)

einen Schritt zurück machen

(to step backwards)

nach hinten treten

(to step backwards)

rückwärts treten

(to pedal backwards on a bicycle)

zurückrudern

(to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement)

zurücktreten

(to step backwards)

zurückziehen

(to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement)

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