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climb down

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climb down
vb (intr, adverb)
1. to descend
2. (often foll by from) to retreat (from an opinion, position, etc.)
n climb-down
a retreat from an opinion, etc.
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Verb1.climb downclimb down - come down; "the birds alighted"      
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"
Translations
? climb down
vi
(person, from tree, wall) → herunterklettern; (from horse, mountain) → absteigen; (from ladder) → heruntersteigen; (road)abfallen
(= admit error)nachgeben; it’ll be a pleasure to make him climb downes wird ein Vergnügen sein, ihn von seinem hohen Ross herunterzuholen
vi +prep obj tree, wallherunterklettern von; ladderheruntersteigen; mountain etcabsteigen


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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.
He developed too great a tendency to climb down from his truck and fight with other drivers.
But this week if we sent him to the well he'd try to climb down into it.
 
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