fall back

[fall back] {v.}

To move back; go back. — Usually used with a group as subject.

* /The army fell back before their stubborn enemies./

* /The crowd around the hurt boy fell back when someone shouted "Give him air!"/

Compare: DROP BACK, GIVE WAY.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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