fall back
v 1: fall backwards and down
2: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress,
development, etc. [syn: {lag}, {dawdle}, {fall behind}]
3: move back and away from; "The enemy fell back" [syn: {recede},
{retire}] [ant: {advance}]
4: retreat [syn: {lose}, {drop off}, {fall behind}, {recede}]
[ant: {gain}]
5: have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing
meat" [syn: {resort}, {recur}]
6: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often
minor criminals" [syn: {relapse}, {lapse}, {recidivate}, {regress},
{retrogress}]