climb-down

English - Turkish

Definition of climb-down in English Turkish dictionary: aşağı inmek; tutunarak inmek; aşağıdan almak; inmek; vazgeçmek; tutunarak in; alttan almak; (Fiili Deyim ) 1- tutuna tutuna inmek 2- aşağıdan almak , yelkenleri suya indirmek; tutumundan vazgeçmek; inadı bırakmak; alttan alma; tutumundan vazgeçme
climb down the tree: ağaçtan inmek

English - English

Definition of climb-down in English English dictionary: A climb-down in an argument or dispute is the act of admitting that you are wrong or of changing your intentions or demands. In an embarrassing climb-down, the Home Secretary lifted the deportation threat. an occasion when you admit that you were wrong; a retraction of a previously held position
climbdown: A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a back-down or backing down
Thursday's court appearance as he waited for his case to be heard was a humiliating climbdown for the flamboyant Texan, who sports the clipped mustache and Saville Row style of English aristocracy. — Texas cricket mogul pleads not guilty to fraud by Kate Murphy, The Age, June 26 2009.
climb down: If you climb down in an argument or dispute, you admit that you are wrong, or change your intentions or demands. If Lafontaine is forced to climb down, he may wish to reconsider his position He has climbed down on pledges to reduce capital gains tax. = back down
climb down: {f} go down, come down, step gradually down
climb down: come down; "the birds alighted"
climbdown: {i} backdown, change of opinion, withdrawal from a previously held position; act of admitting one was wrong

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