hang back
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"If we hang back and stand still this will just run right over the top of us," he said in the speech at the University of Sydney.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
It’s tempting to hang back, especially as companies rein in travel spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Whether donning a tracksuit to join a fun-run along Windhoek's Independence Avenue, or insisting his driver hang back from official motorcades, he aimed to be a man of the people.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
“Now, the first time there’s a real challenge we actually see, security forces are willing to hang back and wait and see what happens,” he told AP.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
We’d covered half its length when I heard Millard say, “I’ll hang back and trip them up! Meet me behind the pub in precisely five and a half minutes!”
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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