идти на попятную

to go back on one's word, to crawfish

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– Мэдди никак не улавливала связи между прикладными искусствами и бракоразводным процессом, но она слишком далеко зашла, чтобы идти на попятный.
Maddie wasn't sure of the connection between art and divorce, but she was in too deep to back out.
Крузи, Дженнифер / Солги мнеCrusie, Jennifer / Tell Me Lies
Tell Me Lies
Crusie, Jennifer
© 1998 by Jennifer Crusie Smith
Солги мне
Крузи, Дженнифер

– Идешь на попятный, лейтенант? – спросил он, вставая.
"Are you backing out, Lieutenant?"
Робертс, Нора / Яд бессмертияRobb, J.D. / Immortal in Death
Immortal in Death
Robb, J.D.
© 1996 by Nora Roberts
Яд бессмертия
Робертс, Нора
© 1996 by Nora Roberts
© Издание на русском языке ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009
© Перевод. А. Кабалкин, 2001

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to go back on one's word; to crawfish

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