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climb down

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climb down
Verb
to retreat (from an opinion or position)
Noun
climb-down
a retreat from an opinion or position
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Verb1.climb downclimb down - come down; "the birds alighted"      
alight
come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
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LITTLE Benjamin said, "It spoils people's clothes to squeeze under a gate; the proper way to get in, is to climb down a pear tree.
The Original Peter Rabbit Books by Potter, Beatrix View in context
He developed too great a tendency to climb down from his truck and fight with other drivers.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Crane, Stephen View in context
But this week if we sent him to the well he'd try to climb down into it.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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