back down
phrasal verb with back verb uk/bæk/ us/bæk/
认错;认输;打退堂鼓
to admit that you were wrong or that you have been defeated
Eventually, Roberto backed down and apologized. 最后，罗伯托认错并道了歉。
Local residents have forced the local council to back down from/on its plans to build a nightclub on their street. 当地居民迫使地方议会放弃了在他们住的大街上建夜总会的计划。