Term: back down

back down (phrasal verb): to admit that you were wrong or that you have been defeated; to stop doing something because a lot of people oppose you. 

synonyms: concede, withdraw, retreat, give in. 

pronunciation: /bæk daʊn/ 

translation: piekāpties, atkāpties (no savas pozīcijas), atzīt sakāvi 

example: Local residents forced the council to back down on its plans to build a highway through the park. 

other words from this root: back (noun/verb/adverb), down (adverb/preposition).