Fall back
Fall back verb - To move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable).
Both terms in one sentence
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It's not uncommon for the Heels to fall back on this if they're losing the match, especially if they're defending championships (since you can't lose a title by being counted out).
Source: Screw This, I'm Outta Here! -
The enemy tanks, losing infantry support, began to fall back.
Source: Creator / Audie Murphy -
Despite heavy losses Russian forces fall back in good order from Poland to line along Dvina river and Pripyet Marshes, thereby shortening the front and also losing the 'dead weight' of ethnic-Polish forces reluctant to fight and eager to surrender.
Source: Useful Notes / World War I
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Losing and Fall back. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fall_back/losing
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