move out of a space backwards; "He backed out of the driveway"
make a retreat; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We''ll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
