Phrasal verbs

back out (to refuse to do something that you had promised to do) Lily made a promise, and she can’t back out of it now. The investor backed out of the deal at the last minute.   – English Vocabulary

back off (to move backward) He saw the knife and backed off.   (to stop bothering someone) Back off, Benjamin! Let me run my own life!   (to not do something that you had agreed to do) Lucas backed off when he realized how much work was involved. – English …

back down (give up a claim; stop arguing for something) The battle seems to continue because neither side is willing to back down. All workers demand a pay increase, and they refuse to back down so far.   – English Vocabulary

  add up  [phrasal verb] (calculate to find the total) Let’s add up the money we earn daily. We teach children how to read, write, and add up.   (come to the correct total or amount) Four and three add up to seven. These sums don’t add up. We had …

  add to  [phrasal verb] (to make the price or amount of something increase) Do not try to fix it, or you’ll only add to the cost of repairs. The part-time job will surely add to my savings this year.   add to  [phrasal verb] (to make a feeling or …