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to back out
[phrase form: back]
01
to not do something one has promised or agreed to do
02
to drive a vehicle in reverse to exit from an area, particularly a limited area
03
to reverse a specific change made in a computer system
04
to support the idea that someone will not succeed
Example
It’s too late to back out now.
I promised to help and I’m not backing out now.
The system administrator had to back out the configuration changes that caused disruptions in the network.
You can't just back out now.
Realizing the error, the programmer had to back out the recent code changes to restore functionality.
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