back-pedal
v (-ll-; US -l-)
1 [I] pedal backwards on a bicycle, etc 倒蹬(自行車等).
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sth) (fig 比喻) withdraw from an earlier statement or policy; reverse one's previous action 背棄以前的言論或政策; 變卦
The Government are back-pedalling on their election promises. 內閣正在背棄它競選時的諾言.