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climb down
phrasal verb with climbverbuk /klaɪm/ us /klaɪm/
UK
to change your opinion or admit that you were wrong: 让步;认错
The government has been forced to climb down over the issue of increased taxes.政府在增税问题上被迫让步。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Changing your mind
180
about-face
about-turn
back away
back out
cave in
cold
go back on something
have another think comingidiom
make a 180
make an about-face
make an about-turn
move
pull out
second thought
shift
shift (your) groundidiom
there's no turning backidiom
think againidiom
think better of somethingidiom
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Admitting & confessing
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