climbdown in German
climbdown in German is Zurückrudern — climbdown means a change of mind in which someone gives up a position or opinion they held before.
climbdown in German
Zurückrudern
(figurative) A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a backdown.
What does "climbdown" mean?
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noun A change of mind in which someone gives up a position or opinion they held before.
"Thursday's court appearance as he waited for his case to be heard was a humiliating climbdown for the flamboyant Texan, who sports the clipped mustache and Saville Row style of English aristocracy."
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- Thursday's court appearance as he waited for his case to be heard was a humiliating climbdown for the flamboyant Texan, who sports the clipped mustache and Saville Row style of English aristocracy.
- There will be “a cost” to the government’s climbdown on welfare changes at the budget, one of Keir Starmer’s senior ministers has said, as a leading fiscal thinktank said new tax rises appeared increasingly likely.
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What is "climbdown" in German?
"climbdown" in German is Zurückrudern. climbdown means: A change of mind in which someone gives up a position or opinion they held before.
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