climb down | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,sometimeshyphenated)Anabandonment,withdrawalfrom, orsofteningof a previously expressedopinion,policy,argument, etc.2003August 7, “Hope for Korea”, inPittsburgh Post-Gazette, retrieved30 June 2011, pageA20:It is interesting to speculate on what combination of factors acted within the Bush administration to bring about theclimb-downfrom its previous position.2003September 27, “Mulyam shows his ‘secular’ face again, hits out at BJP”, inIndia Times, retrieved30 June 2011:Hisclimb-downfrom the "hard, secular" image was mainly to widen his support base.2010April 24, “Editorial: Dalton McGuinty schooled on sex ed”, inToronto Sun, Canada, retrieved30 June 2011:Hours before hisclimb down, the premier's own cabinet ministers had vigorously defended the curriculum.

Examples:

EN: We'll climb down the garage and change our clothes in the drainpipe.
ES: - ¿Qué?
EN: Why don't you come down? Do you suggest I jump or climb down the Ivy?
ES: ¿Quieres que salte... o baje por la hiedra?
EN: - Gee! Can you imagine the face on that doorman when he sees you... climb down off this load of cow juice?
ES: ¿Se imagina la cara del conserje cuando la vea bajar de este trasto?
EN: Now climb down here.
ES: Ahora baja.
EN: If I were you, I'd climb down onto the pavement. - I haven't found what I'm looking for.
ES: En tu lugar, bajaría y lo esperaría en la acera.
EN: Cheeta, Tarzan wants you to climb down and get lots of turbans.
ES: Cheeta, Tarzán quiere que bajes y cojas muchos turbantes.
EN: And now to find the beanstalk, climb down and return home in triumph, with a big surprise for Happy Valley.
ES: Deben encontrar la planta gigante y volver a casa triunfantes, con una gran sorpresa para Valle Feliz.
EN: - I can climb down very well by myself.
ES: - ¡Eh, que ya se bajar yo sola!
EN: Why don't we both climb down off our high horse and make a fresh start?
ES: ¿Por qué no empezamos de cero?
EN: It's a long climb down the cliff.
ES: Es una larga caída por el precipicio.
EN: I'm dizzy... but I must climb down.
ES: Tengo que bajar, pero no puedo.
EN: Come on, Mister, climb down.
ES: Vamos, baje.
EN: We'll climb down off his roof and cut his throat for a Christmas present.
ES: Bajaremos del tejado y le cortaremos el cuello como regalo de Navidad.
EN: You climb down the hill to the house, pass the lawn,to the back door
ES: Nadie va a molestarnos hasta aquí. Podéis subir por la colina, pasar por el césped y acceder a la puerta de atrás.
EN: I knew it was risky to climb down during a patrol and to climb the second wall.
ES: Sabía que era peligroso bajar por donde rondaban.

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