Translation of "take back (one's) words" in Russian

Translations

брать (свои) слова обратно

He had to take back his words after realizing he was wrong.

Ему пришлось взять свои слова обратно, когда он понял, что был неправ.

Definitions

To retract or withdraw something that one has said, often because it was incorrect, offensive, or regretted.

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