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back out
verb
to withdraw (from an agreement, etc)
Idioms and Phrases
Move or retreat backwards without turning; same as back away , def. 1.
Also, back out of something . Withdraw from a situation, or break an agreement or engagement. For example, After the announcement appeared in the papers, Mary found it doubly difficult to back out of her engagement to Todd . [Early 1800s] Also see go back on .
Example Sentences
“We want to come back here, put our name back out there on the map and show everyone what West Coast baseball has to offer,” West said.
The relationship is so one-sided that Chicago, where the World Cup opened in 1994, backed out of the 2026 tournament citing the costs to the public.
"I intend, as soon as I am well enough, to get back out there," he said.
Mr Combs said he was "hyped", but Jane eventually tried to back out.
“But we’re on the same wavelength of, ‘Let’s get you back out as healthy as possible as soon as possible, in a healthy way.’”
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