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fade back

fade back {v.}

To back away from the line before passing in football.

The quarterback is fading back to pass.

Compare: DROP BACK.

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[drop back] {v.} To move or step backwards; retreat. * /The soldiers dropped back before the enemy's attack./ * /The quarterback dropped back to pass the football./ Compare: [DRAW BACK], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

back

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[draw back] {v.} To move back; back away; step backward; withdraw; move away from. * /When the man spotted the rattlesnake, he drew back and aimed his shotgun./ * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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