fall back
phrasal verbwithfallverbuk/fɔːl/us/fɑːl/fell|fallen
literary
tomovebacksuddenlyfrom someone or something, often because you arefrightened:
（常指因恐惧而）后退，后撤Shefellbackinhorror/disgust.她惊恐地／厌恶地往后退。
If anarmyfallsback, itmovesaway from anenemyarmyinordertoavoidfighting:
（军队）撤退Theinfantryfellbackindisarray.步兵仓皇撤退。
Moving in order to avoid contact
- avoid
- avoidsomethinglike the plagueidiom
- avoidance
- bypass
- circumnavigate
- clear
- dodge
- duck and diveidiom
- duck and dodge(something)idiom
- duck and weaveidiom
- evasive
- evasively
- evasiveness
- fall
- jump
- sidestep
- skirt
- steer
- steer clear ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- weave
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Stopping fighting