back out

zurücktreten, einen Rückzieher machen

Etwas doch nicht tun wollen, obwohl man vorher zugestimmt hatte.

In einfachem Englisch: To decide not to do something that you previously agreed to do.

• It is too late to back out.
• He backed out of the agreement yesterday.
• Are you backing out of joining our team?

So benutzt man es: back out of something (He backed out of the deal.); back out of doing something (She backed out of helping us move.)

Synonyme: withdraw, pull out

Häufige Wendungen: back out suddenly, back out now

rückwärts herausfahren

Ein Fahrzeug rückwärts aus einem Bereich herausfahren.

In einfachem Englisch: To move a vehicle backwards out of a space.

• Back out slowly and watch for cars.
• She backed out of the driveway.
• Can you back the van out without hitting the wall?

So benutzt man es: back out of something (She backed out of the garage.); back something out of something (He backed the truck out of the narrow yard.)

Synonyme: reverse out

Häufige Wendungen: back out slowly, back out carefully

rückgängig machen, zurücknehmen

Eine Änderung entfernen und den vorherigen Zustand wiederherstellen.

In einfachem Englisch: To remove a change and return something to its earlier state.

• We need to back out this change.
• The team backed out the update after several errors.
• Can you back the patch out without losing our data?

So benutzt man es: back something out (We backed the update out after it caused errors.); back out something from something (The developer backed out the changes from the latest version.)

Synonyme: undo, revert, reverse

Gegenteile: apply

Häufige Wendungen: back out changes, back out something

zum Rückzug bewegen, abbringen

Jemanden dazu bringen, eine Herausforderung aufzugeben, die er angenommen hatte.

In einfachem Englisch: To persuade someone to give up a challenge they had agreed to take on.

• They hoped to back out their opponent.
• Her friends backed her out of the challenge.
• He tried to back me out of the contest.

So benutzt man es: back someone out of something (His friends backed him out of the duel.)

Synonyme: talk out of, dissuade

Häufige Wendungen: back out someone, back out opponents

gegen jemanden wetten

Darauf wetten, dass eine Person oder ein Teilnehmer verliert.

In einfachem Englisch: To bet that a person or competitor will lose.

• He decided to back out the favourite.
• She backed out that horse because it looked tired.
• They backed out the champion and won when he lost.

So benutzt man es: back out someone/something (The bettor chose to back out the favourite.)

Synonyme: bet against

Häufige Wendungen: back out someone, back out competitors

eine Waffe hinter dem Rücken hervorziehen

Eine hinter dem Rücken versteckte Waffe hervorziehen.

In einfachem Englisch: To pull out a weapon that was hidden behind your back.

• He reached behind himself to back out a knife.
• The guard backed out a dagger from behind his back.
• She backed out her hidden blade as the attacker approached.

So benutzt man es: back out something (He backed out a dagger hidden behind his belt.)

Synonyme: draw, pull out

Gegenteile: sheathe

Häufige Wendungen: back out daggers, back out something