Back I Withdraw Sth Billy Tighter Meaning Admit

Meaning: If you take back something you said, you admit that you said the wrong thing and withdraw your comments.

• take back sth After the argument with his wife, David said, "I'm sorry I said those awful things and I take back everything I said."
  
  
• take sth back Billy said Danny's brother was stupid, so Danny got him in a headlock and squeezed tighter and tighter until Billy said, "OK! OK! I take it back!"