ALL meanings of step back
step back
S s - intransitivephrasal verbs step back retreat, move backwards 1
- phrasal verb step back If you step back and think about a situation, you think about it as if you were not involved in it. 0
- verb step back Used other than as an idiom: see step, back. 0
- verb step back (Idiomatic) To stop what one is doing and evaluate the current situation. 0
- verb step back (Idiomatic) To prevent oneself from becoming emotionally involved in a certain situation. 0
- verb step back (rail transport, of a driver at a terminal station) to depart driving the train following the train they arrived into the station driving, so as to decrease service turnaround time. 0