How to pronounce “step back”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step,‎ back.
• (idiomatic) To stop what one is doing and evaluate the current situation.
• (idiomatic) To prevent oneself from becoming emotionally involved in a certain situation.
• (rail transport, of a driver at a terminal station) to depart driving the train following the train they arrived into the station driving, so as to decrease service turnaround time.
• (idiomatic) To retreat from one's duties in a job; to reduce one's duties, often as a prelude to leaving a position; to take a back seat.
• (idiomatic) To quietly abandon a belief.
• [Noun]
• (idiomatic) A setback, downgrade, or deterioration.
• (idiomatic) A reversion to a former state or situation.

Practice Nearby Words

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