row back
US /roʊ bæk/
・UK /rəʊ bæk/
B2
phr.v.To reverse or retract a previously stated position or opinion.
The company rowed back on its earlier promises after the protest.
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Learn English with PENGUINS of Madagascar — Taking Over the Ship
- In the dead of night, you and I grab some provisions, hijack one of those longboats, and then we row back to Spain like there's no mañana.
In the dead of night, you and I grab some provisions, hijack one of those longboats, and then we row back to Spain like there's no mañana.
- and then we row back to Spain like there's no mañana.
and then we row back to Spain like there's no mañana.
Why Do Governments Fail?
- but perhaps I should sort of row back on that to a certain extent because climate change is something governments can control.
but perhaps I should sort of row back on that to a certain extent because climate change is something governments can control.
- but perhaps I should sort of row back on that
but perhaps I should sort of row back on that
Should we ban social media for under 16s? | BBC Question Time
- So, Douglas, presumably this is something the government is considering because although you've got the Online Safety Act, I know you had some, some success with GROK in terms of its new defined pictures and getting a row back on that, but
So, Douglas, presumably this is something the government is considering because although you've got the Online Safety Act, I know you had some, some success with GROK in terms of its new defined pictures and getting a row back on that, but
100 Essential Phrases & How to Talk About International Flights | English Conversation Practice
- Business class and families with small children first, then passengers row by row, back to front.
Business class and families with small children first, then passengers row by row, back to front.