Escape
Fall back
Fall back verb - To move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable).
Both terms in one sentence
- If the Guardsmen fall back from shooting, they may escape the close combat, rally, turn around, and light up the Berserkers.
Source: Multi-Ranged Master -
In ep 25, as the Female Titan attempts to escape from Eren's Unstoppable Rage by climbing the wall of Stohess, Mikasa shows up and slices its fingers off, causing it to fall back down.
Source: Fingore - In Disney's Sleeping Beauty the fairies are too late to prevent Aurora from pricking her finger, forcing them to fall back on the escape clause that Merryweather added to Maleficent's curse.
Source: You Are Too Late
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