Back Down (from Someone Or Something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Back Down (from Someone Or Something) Idiom mean?

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back down (from someone or something) What does back down (from someone or something) mean?	to fail to carry through on a threat to do something	The government backed down from their plan to sell the national airline.
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put out (some) feelers What does "put out (some) feelers" mean?	to attempt to find out something without being too obvious about it	I put out some feelers to see if it would be easy to find another job.

all-in-one What does "all-in-one" mean?	combined, all the necessary features of something in one unit	Many DVD players have a recording and playing function all-in-one.
in plain English/language What does "in plain English/language" mean?	in simple and easy to understand language	The legal contract was written in plain English so that we could easily understand it.
get behind (a person or idea) What does "get behind (a person or idea)" mean?	to support a person or idea	Although we did not agree with the manager we got behind his proposal at the meeting.
Dead level best What does "Dead level best" mean?	If you try your dead level best, you try as hard as you possibly could to do something.
Hear on the grapevine What does "Hear on the grapevine" mean?	To receive information indirectly through a series of third parties, similar to a rumour.
button one's lip What does "button one's lip" mean?	to become quiet	I decided to button my lip rather than give my opinion of our supervisor.

Knock the pins from under someone What does "Knock the pins from under someone" mean?	If someone knocks the pins from under you, they let you down.
Roll with the punches What does "Roll with the punches" mean?	Weather through tough times, try to minimize the trouble.	Sometimes in life you just have to roll with the punches, even when the punches feel like they are coming from Mike Tyson. Rolling with the punches is a technique used in boxing. The objective is to avoid receiving a direct hit with solid contact. The technique is to move away from the punch in an attempt to avoid the blow or at least create a glancing blow. A glancing blow being preferable to a direct hit.
in some way/ways What does "in some way/ways" mean?	in some unspecified way or manner, by some unspecified means	In some ways I know what my friend thinks but in some ways I do not.
white elephant What does "white elephant" mean?	a waste of money	The new airport was a white elephant which nobody liked to use.

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Back Down (from Someone Or Something) Idiom