backpedalling
verb
- 1
To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
- 2
To step backwards.
“The player had to backpedal before catching the ball.”
- 3
To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
“Though initially adopting a hard-line stance, the politician soon started to backpedal.”
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