前言 previous statement

前言を改める amend one's previous comment

前言を取り消させる make someone eat his words

前言を取り消す back down on one's statement●pull [draw] in one's horns〔【語源】カタツムリが触覚を引っ込める様子から〕●pull back●retract a statement●retract one's word●take back one's previous comments●take back one's previous remarks●take back what one has said●withdraw one's statement●withdraw one's words

前言を取り消す〔自分の間違いを認めて〕 eat one's words

前言を撤回します,/さっき言ったことは取り消します I take that back.〔【同】I'll take back what I have said.〕

前言を撤回する back off from an earlier statement●recant one's earlier statement●recant one's previous statement●retract [withdraw] one's earlier statement●retract one's previous statement●revoke the previous statement●take back one's words●un-say what's been said●withdraw a previous statement

前言を翻す back down from one's previous position●back down from what one said●go back on one's word●take back what one said●withdraw from one's previous commitment

前言語的コミュニケーション prelinguistic communication

前言修正 backtracking