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17 Nov 2019
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What is the difference between Back and Back off ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Back and Back off ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Two different things.
Back can mean a lot of things from a part of the body (the rear part of the torso) to just meaning to return to someplace/something (to go back).
To back off means to get away from somebody/confrontation with somebody/something.
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To go back can mean to retreat if for example someone wanted to, “Go back home” I guess.
To back off is different though because it’s usually used in the context of a fight. For example if someone starts a fight and someone else intervenes, they may tell that person to, “Back off”.
Dictionary def:
Back off - draw back from action or confrontation.
Go back - to return to a place.
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