to slightly change something that you previously said, or to slightly change your opinion on an issue
In the midst of preaching earlier this year my eyes landed on a person about eight rows back in the right hand section of seats.
The government rowed back on three budget proposals: a cap on charity tax relief and the imposition of Vat on hot pasties and static caravans.
rows back
rowing back
rowed back
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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