zurückrudern — meaning in English

English meaning

• backpedal verb To turn a bicycle's pedals in the opposite direction to normal.
• climbdown noun A change of mind in which someone gives up a position or opinion they held before.

Senses

zurückrudern is used for these senses in English:

• back down (idiomatic, transitive) To make (someone) take a less aggressive position.
• backpedal (intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
• climbdown (figurative) A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a backdown.

backpedal — full definition

1. verb To turn a bicycle's pedals in the opposite direction to normal.
2. verb To walk or move backwards.
3. verb To withdraw from something you said or believed earlier.

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