backpedalling
present participle ofbackpedal
单词 | backpedalling |
释义 | backpedalling present participle ofbackpedal Examplesofbackpedallingbackpedalling We arebackpedallingpretty desperately before we get on our feet, if such a thing be possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am notbackpedallingon my praise of the procurator fiscal system, but we have to be careful about the extent to which we extend his role. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The people who are supposed to be paying for them—the banks—have not agreed them, so now he isbackpedallingfast and no contracts have been signed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Having seen the earlier document, one appreciates that this provision is a piece of elegantbackpedallingin an attempt to save face on the broad principle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 While others maintain that he simply injured his knee, whilebackpedalling, and was unable to continue. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This layout allows the player to aim with the mouse while strafing (sidestepping), turning and running orbackpedallingall at once creating slightly more complex movements. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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