Back off
Synonyms for back off
verb retreat
balk
back down
withdraw
abandon
surrender
recede
retire
yield
give up
Usage Notes
Although some object to their use, the phrases in back of and the shorter—and much older—back of with the meaning “behind” are fully established as standard in American English: The car was parked (in) back of the house. Both phrases occur in all types of speech and writing.
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