In an argument between two people, when one of them claims too much and the other shows him up: “He saw that he was wrong, so he started to ________.”
| BACK DOWN | 312 |
| BACKTRACK | 88 |
| CRAWFISH | 85 |
| BACK OFF | 81 |
| BACK UP | 60 |
| RENEGE | 60 |
| APOLOGIZE | 59 |
| BACK OUT | 47 |
| CHICKEN OUT | 43 |
| GIVE IN | 38 |
| NR | 36 |
| EAT HIS WORDS | 32 |
| HEDGE | 30 |
| BACK WATER | 28 |
| TAKE BACKWATER | 17 |
| MAKE EXCUSES | 12 |
| PULL IN HIS HORNS | 12 |
| BACK AWAY | 10 |
| RETRACT | 10 |
| BACKPEDAL | 9 |
| GIVE UP | 9 |
| SOFTEN UP | 9 |
| ALIBI | 8 |
| CRAWL | 8 |
| EAT CROW | 7 |
| TAKE WATER | 7 |
| DRAW IN HIS HORNS | 6 |
| RETREAT | 6 |
| BACKSLIDE | 5 |
| CHANGE HIS TUNE | 5 |
| COVER UP | 5 |
| WITHDRAW | 5 |
| COME DOWN | 4 |
| SHUT UP | 4 |
| TAKE IT BACK | 4 |
| TREAD WATER | 4 |
| WIGGLE OUT | 4 |
| BLUSTER | 3 |
| CHANGE THE SUBJECT | 3 |
| CLAM UP | 3 |
| COMPROMISE | 3 |
| CRAWFISHING | 3 |
| GIVE GROUND | 3 |
| MAKE AMENDS | 3 |
| PULL BACK | 3 |
| RETRACK | 3 |
| SIMMER DOWN | 3 |
| WELCH | 3 |
| BACK | 2 |
| BACK OUT OF IT | 2 |
| BACKTRACKING | 2 |
| CHANGE HIS MIND | 2 |
| CRAWFISH OUT OF IT | 2 |
| CRAWL OUT OF IT | 2 |
| DRAW BACK | 2 |
| EAT HIS OWN WORDS | 2 |
| EDGE AWAY | 2 |
| GIVE | 2 |
| HEM AND HAW | 2 |
| PASS THE BUCK | 2 |
| PULL AWAY | 2 |
| PULL IN | 2 |
| SLOW DOWN | 2 |
| SNEAK OUT OF IT | 2 |
| SQUIRM OUT OF IT | 2 |
| TURN TAIL | 2 |
| ABOUT FACE | 1 |
| ADMIT HE WAS WRONG | 1 |
| ADMIT HIS FAULT | 1 |
| ADMIT HIS MISTAKE | 1 |
| ARGUE | 1 |
| BACK AND FILL | 1 |
| BACK OUT OF THE BOG | 1 |
| BACK OUT OF THE DEAL | 1 |
| BACK TO THE WALL | 1 |
| BACK TRAIL | 1 |
| BACK UP A LITTLE | 1 |
| BACKFIRE | 1 |
| BACKING DOWN | 1 |
| BACKING OFF | 1 |
| BACKING UP | 1 |
| BACKLASH | 1 |
| BACKPADDLE | 1 |
| BACKSLIDING | 1 |
| BACKSTEP | 1 |
| BACKWATERED | 1 |
| BE DAMNED | 1 |
| BE REALISTIC | 1 |
| BEAT A RETREAT | 1 |
| BEAT AROUND THE BUSH | 1 |
| BEG HIS PARDON | 1 |
| BEG OFF | 1 |
| BLUFF HIS WAY OUT | 1 |
| BLUSTERING | 1 |
| BOW OUT | 1 |
| BUG OUT | 1 |
| BUZZ | 1 |
| CALM DOWN | 1 |
| CHANGE HIS STORY | 1 |
| CHANGE HIS TACK | 1 |
| CHANGED HIS MIND | 1 |
| CHECK OUT | 1 |
| CLEAN UP | 1 |
| CLEAR HIMSELF | 1 |
| COME ACROSS | 1 |
| COME AROUND | 1 |
| COME BACK TO EARTH | 1 |
| COME DOWN A NOTCH | 1 |
| COME OFF HIS HIGH HORSE | 1 |
| COME OVER | 1 |
| COME OVER AND AGREE | 1 |
| COME UNDER | 1 |
| COOL DOWN | 1 |
| COOL OFF | 1 |
| CORRECT HIMSELF | 1 |
| CORRECT IT | 1 |
| CRAWFISH BACK | 1 |
| CRAWFISH OUT | 1 |
| CRAWL DOWN | 1 |
| CRAWL IN | 1 |
| CRAWL IN HIS SHELL | 1 |
| CRAWL OUT | 1 |
| CRAYFISH | 1 |
| CUT HIM DOWN | 1 |
| DEFEND HIMSELF | 1 |
| DO BETTER | 1 |
| DOUBLE BACK | 1 |
| DOUBLE-TALK | 1 |
| DRAW IN HIS CLAWS | 1 |
| EASE DOWN | 1 |
| EASE OUT | 1 |
| EASE OVER | 1 |
| EAT HUMBLE PIE | 1 |
| EDGE OFF | 1 |
| EDGE OUT | 1 |
| EQUIVOCATING | 1 |
| EXPLAIN | 1 |
| FEEL LIKE A SMALL POTATO | 1 |
| FILIBUSTER | 1 |
| FINALLY ADMITTED IT | 1 |
| FIND EXCUSES FOR HIS LYING | 1 |
| FLAKE OUT | 1 |
| FOLD UP | 1 |
| FUSS | 1 |
| GET AWAY | 1 |
| GET EVEN WITH HIM | 1 |
| GET OUT | 1 |
| GET OUT FROM UNDER | 1 |
| GIVE WAY | 1 |
| GO BACK IN HIS SHELL | 1 |
| GO BACKWARD | 1 |
| GRIPE | 1 |
| GROVEL | 1 |
| HEM-HAW | 1 |
| KNUCKLE UNDER | 1 |
| KOWTOW | 1 |
| LEAN THE OTHER WAY | 1 |
| LEAVE | 1 |
| LET DOWN | 1 |
| LET GO | 1 |
| LIE | 1 |
| MAKE IT RIGHT | 1 |
| MAKE UP FOR IT | 1 |
| MELT | 1 |
| MEND HIS WAYS | 1 |
| MOVE ON | 1 |
| NIG ON HIM | 1 |
| OWN UP TO IT | 1 |
| PHASE OUT | 1 |
| PISS BACKWARDS | 1 |
| PLAY FAIR | 1 |
| PLAY THE FOOL | 1 |
| PLAY UP TO HIM | 1 |
| PULL HIS HORNS IN | 1 |
| PULL IN HIS HORN | 1 |
| PULL IN HIS HORSES | 1 |
| PULL IN HIS NECK | 1 |
| PULL OFF | 1 |
| PULL OUT | 1 |
| PUSSYFOOT AROUND | 1 |
| PUT HIM DOWN | 1 |
| QUIET DOWN | 1 |
| QUIT | 1 |
| RECANT | 1 |
| RECONSIDER | 1 |
| REIN IN | 1 |
| RELENT | 1 |
| REPENT | 1 |
| RETALIATE | 1 |
| RETRACT HIS STATEMENT | 1 |
| RUN BACKWARD | 1 |
| RUN OFF | 1 |
| SAVE FACE | 1 |
| SAVE HIS FACE | 1 |
| SAY HE CLAIMED TOO MUCH | 1 |
| SAY HE OVERSTEPPED HIMSELF | 1 |
| SAY HE WAS WRONG | 1 |
| SEE THE LIGHT | 1 |
| SHIFT HIS POSITION | 1 |
| SHOW HIM UP | 1 |
| SHUT HIS MOUTH | 1 |
| SIDLE AWAY | 1 |
| SLIDE OUT OF IT | 1 |
| SLIP OUT OF IT | 1 |
| SLITHER AWAY | 1 |
| SMOOTH IT OVER | 1 |
| SMOOTH THINGS OVER | 1 |
| SOFT-PEDAL | 1 |
| SQUARE HIM UP | 1 |
| SQUEEM OUT | 1 |
| SQUIRM OUT | 1 |
| STRAIGHTEN OUT | 1 |
| STRAIGHTEN UP | 1 |
| SWALLOW HIS TONGUE | 1 |
| SWALLOWED HIS WORDS | 1 |
| SWIM BACK | 1 |
| TAKE BACK | 1 |
| TAKES HIM DOWN A PEG | 1 |
| TEETER-TOTTER | 1 |
| TOOK LOW | 1 |
| TRY TO CRAWL OUT OF IT | 1 |
| TRY TO SAVE FACE | 1 |
| TURN ABOUT FACE | 1 |
| TURN CHICKEN | 1 |
| UNBEND | 1 |
| WALK AWAY | 1 |
| WALK OFF | 1 |
| WALK OUT OF IT | 1 |
| WAS MADE TO EAT HIS WORDS | 1 |
| WEAKEN | 1 |
| WEASEL | 1 |
| WEASEL OUT | 1 |
| WELCH OUT | 1 |
| YIELD | 1 |
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