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fall back
phrasal verb with fallverbuk /fɔːl/ us /fɑːl/fell | fallen
literary
to move back suddenly from someone or something, often because you are frightened: （常指因恐惧而）后退，后撤
fall back inShe fell back in horror/disgust.她惊恐地／厌恶地往后退。
If an army falls back, it moves away from an enemy army in order to avoid fighting: （军队）撤退
fall back inThe infantry fell back in disarray.步兵仓皇撤退。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Moving in order to avoid contact
avoid
avoid something like the plagueidiom
avoidance
bypass
circumnavigate
clear
dodge
duck and dodge (something)idiom
duck and weaveidiom
evasive action
evasively
evasiveness
fall
jump
shrug away
sidestep
skirt
steer
steer clear of someone/somethingidiom
weave
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Stopping fighting
fall back | Business English
fall back
phrasal verb with fallverbuk /fɔːl/usfell | fallen
to become lower in value or amount, especially after getting higher:
Stocks rallied in the first hour of trading only to fall back sharply by noon.
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