To move backwards in order to get further away from something
To stop criticizing someone or telling them what to do
Everyone back off and let the doctor through.
Back off, will you? I’ll tell you when I’m ready!
Her long copper-colored hair was tied back off her face, a few wavy strands curling free.
Peering past his nose ring, the diminutive bartender didn't blink, and he didn't back off either.
The dazzling sunlight bounced back off the swimming pool, a painful emerald glare.
She sat cross-legged on the rock, the mountain breeze playing with her hair, drawing it back off her face.
Backs off
Backing off
Backed off
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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