drop back

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drop back - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  drop back
      v 1: take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in
           the line of scrimmage in football; "The defender dropped
           back behind his teammate"
      2: to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still
         are dragging" [syn: drag, trail, get behind, hang   back
         , drop behind, drop back]