Pull back
Pull back verb - Pull back or move away or backward.
Turn tail
Turn tail verb - Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run.
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Synonyms for Turn tail
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- recede and pull back
- recede and turn tail
- leave and pull back
- leave and turn tail
- retreat and pull back
- retreat and turn tail
- retire and pull back
- retire and turn tail
- draw back and pull back
- draw back and turn tail
- depart and pull back
- depart and turn tail
- withdraw and pull back
- withdraw and turn tail
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Turn tail and Pull back. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_back/turn_tail
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