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CRAWFISH OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
Example:
The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns
Synonyms:
back away; back out; crawfish; crawfish out; pull back; pull in one's horns; retreat; withdraw
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Verb group:
draw back; move back; pull away; pull back; recede; retire; retreat; withdraw (pull back or move away or backward)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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