back out

Verb

 * 1)  To reverse (a vehicle) from a confined space.
 * He backed out of the garage.
 * 1)  To withdraw from something one has agreed to do.
 * She backed out of organizing the fund-raising.
 * 1)  To convince (someone) to withdraw from a challenge.
 * 2)  To bet on someone losing.
 * 3) * 1921,, Crockford's : Or Life in the West Sketch No. III
 * Whatever you throw is your chance. I called five for the main, which is the out chance, and threw seven to it, which is the in chance. If I throw five first, I lose, and if seven I win. You can back me in by betting the odds, or you can back me out, by taking the odds, the bank answers either way.
 * See also:
 * 1)  To undo (a change).
 * I had to back out the changes made to the computer when it became apparent that they had stopped it working properly.
 * 1)  To exit a mode or function.
 * I chose that menu option by accident, so I pressed Escape to back out.
 * 1)  To draw from behind the back (a knife etc.) as also bare.
 * 1)  To undo (a change).
 * I had to back out the changes made to the computer when it became apparent that they had stopped it working properly.
 * 1)  To exit a mode or function.
 * I chose that menu option by accident, so I pressed Escape to back out.
 * 1)  To draw from behind the back (a knife etc.) as also bare.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * Italian: fare retromarcia, fare marcia indietro, ,
 * Russian: сдавать назад


 * Catalan: fer-se enrere
 * Dutch: zich terugtrekken
 * Finnish:
 * Georgian: უკან დახევა
 * German: sich zurückziehen,
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: fare marcia indietro
 * Russian: дать задний ход
 * Spanish: dar marcha atrás,, , echarse atrás