back away

reculer, s'éloigner à reculons

S'éloigner de quelque chose en allant en arrière, tout en lui faisant face.

En anglais simple : To move backward away from something while still facing it.

• Back away slowly from the snake.
• She backed away, keeping her eyes on the stranger.
• Why are you backing away from me?

Comment l'utiliser : back away from someone/something (He backed away from the angry dog.)

Synonymes : retreat, step back

Contraires : approach, advance

Expressions courantes : back away slowly, back away from something

retirer son soutien, prendre ses distances

Cesser de soutenir une idée ou un projet, parfois en niant l'avoir jamais soutenu.

En anglais simple : To stop supporting an idea or plan, sometimes denying that you ever supported it.

• They backed away from the plan.
• The minister is backing away from her earlier position.
• Will investors back away from the deal?

Comment l'utiliser : back away from something (The party backed away from its earlier promises.)

Synonymes : withdraw, distance oneself

Contraires : support, endorse

Expressions courantes : back away from something, back away from promises