tirarsi indietro — meaning in English

English meaning

• balk noun A strip of land left unploughed between fields.
• withdraw verb To take money out of a bank account.

Senses

tirarsi indietro is used for these senses in English:

• chicken out (idiomatic) To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.
• withdraw To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.

balk — full definition

1. noun A strip of land left unploughed between fields.
2. noun The wall of soil left standing at the side of a dig.
3. noun A large squared piece of timber used as a beam in building, for example to hold up a loft.
4. noun Something that stops or disappoints someone; an obstacle.

withdraw — full definition

1. verb To take money out of a bank account.
2. verb To remove or pull something back, or to take back something previously offered or stated.
3. verb To leave a place, activity, or group, often to remove oneself from attention or engagement.

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