draw back
Idioms-
Retreat, as in The heckler drew back into the crowd to avoid being identified . [c. 1300]
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Withdraw from an undertaking, as in I was too deeply committed to draw back now . [Mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
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The storekeeper drew back and said, “The whole half bushel!”
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I reached out and touched one of the branches and then quickly drew back, as though the leaves might burn me.
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The manticore drew back its lips—pale, almost white—and bared its teeth.
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I sit on my cot and tape the drawing back together as best I can.
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When the ticket collector came through, Aunt Kate emerged into the aisle and handed him exactly what he needed, so he didn’t even bother to draw back the curtain and peek at the others.
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