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Dance

1. 放弃（主张、要求、承诺等）；打退堂鼓
If you back down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it.

1. move backwards from a certain position

e.g. The bully had to back down

Synonym: back upback off

2. remove oneself from an obligation

e.g. He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved

Synonym: chicken outback offpull outbow out