back down

After a discussion with the company, they seem to be backing down a bit.

The United States had no intention of backing down in its bitter row over farm subsidies.

Blankfein, who left one of his trademark voicemail messages for the firm's employees late Tuesday night, did not appear to be backing down.

He said the lack of response so far does not mean Pyongyang is backing down, noting that North Korea thrives on "surprise" attacks.

But PETA, known for its attention-grabbing campaigns, did not appear to be backing down.

Wells Fargo officials are not backing down in the face of the legal attacks.

Zanu-PF would be loth to admit publicly that it was backing down over anything, least of all in the face of foreigners and whites.

"The Chinese government can't be seen as backing down on such a fundamental issue, " said Wolf.

Before backing down on Friday, Mrs. Merkel had initially pressed for debt swaps instead.

The answer, I suppose, is: because Washington confuses engagement with approval, talking with backing down.

The president met with Democratic leaders this week to discuss their differences, but neither side showed signs of backing down.

Backing down means going back on all that.

But this is not because Dubai is backing down on its plan to force losses onto Dubai World's creditors.

Nor should Leon Panetta, the new defence secretary, count on Mr Obama backing down at the last minute.

After backing down from that initiative, an adviser says, Mr Nazarbayev would have looked foolish just twiddling his thumbs.

I am not backing down so I can do sutures all day, while you're in the O. R.

Or was he backing down from a quixotic effort that he now knows will cost him too much support back home?

Then start your vehicle, select reverse, and let off your handbrake, and then your footbrake before backing down.

The rules would apply to everybody and Beijing would have cover for backing down.

You can give constructive comments, and if the person rebutts with no signs of backing down, don't engage further.

Demonstrators showed no signs of backing down or losing support Tuesday.

Instead of backing down, those groups stepped up attacks on America's allies before and during Bush's trip.

The chances of either backing down are about the same.

The Berliners and the private sector are not backing down.

If China chooses to respond aggressively, for example over Taiwan, will the US respond in kind, or be forced into backing down?

the quality or state of being weak; also : an instance or period of being weak (backing down in a moment of weakness)

None of us are backing down

not backing down not giving in I wouldnt lose I couldnt die,

you never hear me say I am backing down