backpedal
[ˌbækˈpedl] ( (UK) pt & pp backpedalled, cont backpedalling ) ( (US) pt & pp backpedaled, cont backpedaling )intransitive verb Konjugation
(fig)
to backpedal (on sthg) einen Rückzieher (bei etw) machen
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They went … a difficult situation last year.