Last Updated:2025/11/20
(intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle. / (intransitive) To step backwards. / (intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
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backpedal
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backpedal
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Verb
intransitive
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
(自転車で)後ろ向きにペダルをこぐこと / 後ろに一歩踏み出すこと、後ずさりすること / (比喩的に)以前の主張や立場から退く、身を引くこと
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