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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Back peddle
Hi,
What does 'back peddles' mean here?
"Sensing that something is wrong, she questions his odd behavior, but he back peddles and does not come clean." Thanks.
What does 'back peddles' mean here?
"Sensing that something is wrong, she questions his odd behavior, but he back peddles and does not come clean." Thanks.
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Actually, the term is back pedal; think of a person on a bicycle going forward and then wants to go backward, reversing the direction of his pedaling.
- Actually, the term is back pedal; think of a person on a bicycle going forward and then wants to go backward, reversing the direction of his pedaling.
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Actually, the term is back pedal; think of a person on a bicycle going forward and then wants to go backward, reversing the direction of his pedaling.
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Hi Anon
In your sentence, "back pedal" means something similar to "retreat". Additional context would be helpful here, but sounds to me as if he either changes the subject (i.e. a sort of "retreat" from the topic at hand), or possibly he retreats from the conversation and just doesn't say anything.
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In your sentence, "back pedal" means something similar to "retreat". Additional context would be helpful here, but sounds to me as if he either changes the subject (i.e. a sort of "retreat" from the topic at hand), or possibly he retreats from the conversation and just doesn't say anything.
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