Synonyms for back off
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bak |
| Phonetic Transcription : bæk |
Définition of back off
Origin :- "retreat, stop annoying someone," by 1938, from the verbal phrase, from back (v.) + off (adv.).
- verb retreat
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- a while back
- aback
- answer back
- armchair quarterback
- away back
- back
- back alley
- back and fill
- back and forth
- back answer
- back at you
- back away
- back burner
- back cloth
- back country
- back-country
- back door
- back down
- back end
- back ends
- back entrance
- back-fence talk
- back fill
- back forty
- back-handed compliment
- back handed compliments
- back kick
- back lot
- back matter
- back number
- back-number
- back o' beyond
- back of
- back of beyond
- back off
- back out
- back out of
- back payment
- back pedal
- back-pedal
- back road
- back rub
- back-scratch
- back scratching
- back scratchings
- back seats
- back side
- back-slapping
- back stabber
- back-stabber
- back stairs
- back street
- back talk
- back-talk
- back talked
- back-talking
- back talking
- back-talks
- back the salt mines
- back to back
- back-to-back
- back to front
- back to the salt mines
- back to the wall
- back together
- back up
- back-up
- back ups
- back-ups
- back-water
- back way
- back when
- back wrong horse
- back yard
- backbiter
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaker
- backbreakers
- backbreaking
- backbreaking work
- backcap
- backchat
- backchats
- backcountry
- backdate
- backdated
- backdates
- backdoor
- backdown
- backdrop
- backed
- backed and fill
- backed at you
- backed fill
- backed off
- backed out
- backed to the salt mines
- backed up
- backed wrong horse
- backed you
- backer
- backfire
- backflow
- background
- background material
- background music
- backgrounds
- backhanded
- backhanded compliment
- backhandeds
- backhoe
- backing
- backing and fill
- backing down
- backing downs
- backing fill
- backing off
- backing out
- backing salt mines
- backing the salt mines
- backland
- backlash
- backlashed
- backlashing
- backpack
- backpack nuke
- backpacked
- backpacker
- backpackers
- backpacking
- backpackings
- backpedal
- backpedalings
- backroom
- backs and fill
- backs fill
- backs out of
- backs salt mines
- backs up
- backscratcher
- backseat driver
- backseat driving
- backset
- backside
- backslapper
- backslide
- backslider
- backsliding
- backstab
- backstabbed
- backstabber
- backstabbing
- backstabbings
- backstage
- backstairs
- backstitching
- backstop
- backstreet
- backsword
- backtalk
- backtalked
- backtalking
- backtrack
- backtrackings
- backup
- backward
- backward and forward
- backward-looking
- backwardness
- backwards
- backwards and forwards
- backwards forwards
- backwash
- backwater
- backwatered
- backwatering
- backwoods
- backwoods people
- backwoods person
- backwoodsman
- backwoodsman/woman
- backwoodsperson
- backyard
- barnacle-back
- barnacle-backs
- be back
- be back of
- be on back
- be on back of
- be on one back
- be on one's back
- be on ones back
- be on the back of
- be one back
- be one's back
- be ones back
- be taken aback
- be the back of
- bend over backwards
- bounce back
- bring back
- buying back
- buys back
- call back
- call backs
- called back
- came back
- carried back
- carries back
- carry back
- cast back
- cause setback
- choke back
- come back
- come-back
- come back at
- comeback
- cut back
- cutback
- date back
- dated back
- dates back
- dating back
- double back
- doubleback
- draw back
- drawback
- drive back
- drop back
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall over backwards
- fallback
- falling back on
- falling backs
- far back
- feedback
- feedback system engineering
- feedbacked
- feedbacking
- fell back
- fight back
- fight back/fight off
- fighting back
- fights back
- financial-backing
- financial backing
- finback
- flanker back
- flow back
- fought back
- from way back
- fullback
- gat back in shape
- gat back one's feet
- gat back ones feet
- gat back shape
- gat back to
- gave back
- get back at
- get back in shape
- get back on feet
- get back on one's feet
- get back ones feet
- get back shape
- get back to
- get off someone's back
- get off someones back
- get someone back
- get someone's back
- get someones back
- gets back at
- gets back in shape
- gets back one's feet
- gets back shape
- gets back to
- getting back feet
- getting back in shape
- getting back on feet
- getting back on one feet
- getting back on ones feet
- getting back ones feet
- getting back shape
- getting back to
- give a snappy comeback
- give back
- go back
- go back on
- greenback
- halfback
- hand back
- hark back
- hark back to
- hatchback
- hatchbacks
- held back
- hit back
- hold back
- holding back
- in a backwater
- in back of
- in background
- in the background
- keep back
- keep nothing back
- keeping nothing back
- keeps nothing back
- kept nothing back
- kick back
- kickback
- knew backwards and forwards
- knew backwards forwards
- knock back
- knockback
- knocking back
- know backwards and forwards
- knowing backwards and forwards
- knowing backwards forwards
- knows backwards and forwards
- knows backwards forwards
- laid-back
- laid back
- laidback
- lay back
- laying back
- lean over backwards
- leaning over backwards
- leant over backwards
- leatherback
- leatherbacks
- look back
- looking back
- made a comeback
- made comeback
- make a comeback
- make comeback
- makes a comeback
- makes comeback
- making a comeback
- making comeback
- man on horseback
- Monday morning quarterback
- Monday morning quarterbacking
- monkey on back
- mossback
- mossbacked
- move back
- no going back
- no turning back
- offensive back
- on comeback trail
- on the back of
- on the comeback trail
- order back
- ordered back
- ordering back
- orders back
- out backs
- outback
- paid back
- paid back in spades
- paperback
- paperbacks
- pat on back
- pat on the back
- pat oneself back
- pat oneself on back
- pat oneself on the back
- pat oneself the back
- pat the back
- pats back
- pats on back
- pats on the back
- pats oneself on back
- pats oneself on the back
- pats oneself the back
- pats the back
- patted back
- patted on back
- patted on the back
- patted oneself back
- patted oneself on back
- patted oneself on the back
- patted oneself the back
- patted the back
- patting back
- patting on back
- patting on the back
- patting oneself on back
- patting oneself on the back
- patting oneself the back
- patting the back
- pay back
- pay back in spades
- pay back spades
- payback
- paybacked
- paybacking
- payed back in spades
- paying back
- pays back spades
- piggy back
- piggyback
- plunging back
- pull back
- pullback
- push back
- put on back burner
- quarterback
- quarterbacked
- quarterbacking
- razorback
- Razorback State
- razorback states
- running back
- saddleback roof
- set-back
- set back
- setback
- settle back
- shellback
- shoot back
- shrink back
- sit back
- snapping back
- snappy comeback
- something to fall back on
- spring back
- stab in back
- stab in the back
- start back
- stay back
- tailback
- take aback
- take back
- take back road
- taken aback
- taken back
- takes aback
- takes back road
- taking aback
- talk back
- talking back
- think back
- turn back
- turn back on
- was back
- was back of
- was on back
- was on back of
- was on one back
- was on one's back
- was on ones back
- was on the back of
- was one back
- was one's back
- was ones back
- way back
- way back when
- win back
- wingback
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