Backpedal

"Backpedal" in Italian

arretrare

(to step backwards)

disdirsi

(to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement)

fare un passo indietro

(to step backwards)

indietreggiare

(to step backwards)

regredire

(to step backwards)

retrocedere

(to step backwards)

rimangiarsi le parole

(to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement)

ritrattarsi

(to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement)

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