row back

To quickly or abruptly reverse or retreat from one's earlier position, decision, or opinion. Primarily heard in UK. The actor had to row back when he let slip a racist remark during the press conference. The government is rowing back on the decision to increase water charges after nationwide protests erupted on Friday.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
IrÈNe	ee-REN	French
Purnima	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada
Cezary	tse-ZAH-ri	Polish
Vasa	-	Macedonian
YaĞMur	yah:-MOOR	Turkish
Raffaela	-	German