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Phrasal-verb Politics

Meaning

to reverse or withdraw from an earlier statement or promise

Example Sentences

"The spokesperson backtracked on the claim once the data was checked."

Related Expressions

account for

to explain the reason for something; to represent a portion...

band up for

to unite as a group to achieve a common economic goal

show around

to give someone a guided tour of a place

pump into

to invest a large amount of money in something

do someone in

to kill or exhaust someone

shell out

to pay money, especially when you don’t want to