draw back

1. Retreat, as in The heckler drew back into the crowd to avoid being identified. [c. 1300]

2. Withdraw from an undertaking, as in I was too deeply committed to draw back now. [Mid-1800s]

1. To retreat: The soldiers drew back after a night of intense fighting. When the general gave the order, the regiment drew back.

2. To recoil from someone or something: The dog drew back when my friend moved to pet it. He reached out to me, but I drew back.

3. To decide not to follow a planned course of action: The politician drew back from seeking candidacy this year.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
AntÍA	an-TEE-a	Galician
Nahum	NAY-əm (English), NAY-həm (English)	Biblical
Ibragim	-	Chechen, Ossetian
Roswell	RAHZ-wel	English
Jairus	-	Biblical
Karl	[ka:l]