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climbdown
[ klahym-doun ]
noun
, Chiefly British.
- a retreat from a policy, opinion, position in a debate, etc.:
The government’s recent climbdown from its wage freeze policy is just another instance of the flip-flopping that infuriates voters.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of climbdown1
First recorded in 1905–10; climb ( def ) + down 1( def )
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Example Sentences
The KLA was the only force, which could have delivered the climbdown.
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