CLIMBDOWN Definition & Meaning

climbdown

[ klahym-doun ]

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noun

Chiefly British.

a retreat from a policy, opinion, position in a debate, etc.:
The government’s recent climbdown from its wage freeze policy is just another instance of the flip-flopping that infuriates voters.

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Origin of climbdown¹

First recorded in 1905–10; climb ( def ) + down ¹( def )

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It's a deeply counterproductive approach, which has already forced Washington into one humiliating climbdown – cancelling a planned cultural tour by Vance's wife, Usha, to Nuuk and another town in the face of planned local protests.

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Despite the climbdown, Canada will still be facing Trump's 25% tariff on steel and aluminium imports that have just come into effect.

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The latest move is the second climbdown in two days from Trump on his tariffs.

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Labour has a huge Commons majority and so far only one Labour MP, Rachael Maskell, has put their head over the parapet by publicly demanding a climbdown on the winter fuel allowance.

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In many ways, it is a huge climbdown for the regional bloc, Ecowas, but it is also personally embarrassing for Mr Tinubu, analysts say.

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