back down

to withdraw, to retract

• Don't back down.
• Tom won't back down.
• Jane never backs down.
• We'll never back down.
• Tom wouldn't back down.
• Tom can't back down now.
• Tom isn't going to back down.
• Tom isn't about to back down.
• Tom isn't about to back down now.
• Tom won't back down from any fight, no matter who he's up against.
• Tom certainly doesn't seem like the kind of person that would back down.
• The LDP brought out a bill to raise taxes, but they met with such violent opposition that they backed down.