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climb-down or climb·down (kl

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A retreat from an earlier position or opinion; a backing down: "Agreeing to give up their arms and to yield control of Tripoli represented a major climb-down" (Jim Muir).

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climb-down - a retraction of a previously held position

backdown, withdrawal

abjuration, recantation, retraction - a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

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climb-down

n (fig) → Abstieg m; it was quite a climb-down for the boss to have to admit that he was wrong → der Chef musste ziemlich zurückstecken und zugeben, dass er unrecht hatte

climb-down [ˈklaɪmˌdaʊn] n → ritirata

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