backpedal

He faces the challenge of balancing safety with the need to avoid backpedaling on prison reform.

Trump began backpedaling as soon as he won the election.

Trump himself has already backpedaled on this obscene fantasy while claiming not to, in his own inimitable style.

LaMelo Ball’s second three early in the second quarter cut the lead to 16, but he rolled his ankle while backpedaling down the court.

He then backpedals slightly by saying that this is a “thought experiment, not a policy prescription.”