Question

I was about to sue them, but I had to back down.

Accepted Answer

(idiomatichttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#idiomatic) To take a less aggressivehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.

Sentence	I was about to sue them, but I had to back down.
Definition	( idiomatic https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#idiomatic ) To take a less aggressive https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.

I Sue Back Position Conflict Previously Planned