Know your English
What is the meaning of "climb down"?
Sometimes at the end of an argument with someone, you admit to the other person that you were in the wrong. This is what the expression "climb down" means.
When you climb down over an argument, what you are actually doing is admitting to the other person that you were in the wrong. Here are a few examples.
*When the new information started coming in, the Government was forced to climb down over its handling of the scam.
*After twenty minutes of heated debate, Bala finally climbed down.
*If you expect Usha to climb down, think again.
Source:
The Hindu daily, Tuesday, November 27, 2001
0 comments:
Post a Comment