Phrasal Verbs

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Phrasal Verbs		definiton		examples
back down	-	withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment due to strong opposition	rinunciare ad una sfida accettata	To back down now would be to admit our own weakness.
back out		decide not to do something that you previously agreed to do	cambiare idea e rinunciare	All four of us were going to Brazil together, but at the last minute Larry backed out.
back out of *	-	decide not to do something that you previously agreed to do	cambiare idea e rinunciare	He backed out of the deal when he examined the contract closely.
back * up *	-	give evidence for, support or confirm; make a copy of computer data	dare sostegno o conferma; fare una copia di un file	Although the police didn't seem willing to believe me, Mr. Jameson backed up my story. My hard disk broke this morning but luckily I had backed up everything of importance.
back up		move backwards, in reverse	andare all’indietro	Backing up is harder than driving forward for inexperienced drivers.
be in with *	-	to be a member, a friend or confidant, or accepted	essere in confidenza con	He's in with some very big politicians and so I think his project will be approved

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