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Fall Back (Verb)

Have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat".

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Move back and away from; "The enemy fell back".

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

The Roman army was forced to fall back during the intense battle and regroup their forces.
As the fire spread, the firefighters had to fall back and wait for reinforcements to arrive.
The horse fell back and collapsed after running several miles without stopping to rest.
When the invading forces were met with fierce resistance, they were compelled to fall back and change their strategy.
The surfer knew it was time to fall back and catch another wave as the current one began to dissipate.