back track

back track
noun
Etymology: back (III) + track
1. : a return track or course : a track leading back to one's starting point; also : a retracing of one's steps

took the back track through the woods

beat a back track through the woods

2. : a retreat from or reversal of a position or stand once taken

after his assurance that he would help out, we did not expect so quick a back track


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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