to withdraw
71retreat into your shell — withdraw/retreat into your shell phrase to become shy and stop talking to people If anyone spoke to her, she would just withdraw into her shell. Thesaurus: to stop talking, or to not say anythingsynonym Main entry: shell …
72throw one's hand in — withdraw from a card game, poker, because one has a poor hand ■ withdraw from a contest or activity; give up …
73Chicken out — withdraw because of cowardice, tiredness, etc …
74back away — withdraw, concede, forego …
75back out — withdraw, pull back …
76drop out of a race — withdraw from a race …
77pull back from — withdraw from , retreat from …
78quit a race — withdraw from a competition, pull out of a race …
79retract one's words — withdraw someone that one has said, take back one s own statement …
80retreat under pressure — withdraw due to pressure, retreat under enemy pressure …
