echarse atrás — meaning in English

English meaning

• recoil verb To jerk or pull back suddenly, especially from fear, disgust, or shock.

Senses

echarse atrás is used for these senses in English:

• back down (idiomatic, transitive) To make (someone) take a less aggressive position.
• back out (intransitive) To withdraw from something one has agreed to do.
• recoil To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment. [from 16th c.]

recoil — full definition

1. verb To jerk or pull back suddenly, especially from fear, disgust, or shock.
2. noun The backward kick of a gun when it is fired.
3. noun A sudden backward movement or a shrinking away.

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