takapakkia

Finnish

Etymology

taka- (“back-”) +‎ pakki (“reverse”) +‎ -a (“partitive case ending”); pleonastic term

Adverb

takapakkia

(colloquial) Used postpositionally with verbs ottaa (“to take”) and mennä (“to go”) to signify: to backpedal, to reverse.
Hän meni syytöksissään liian pitkälle ja joutui ottamaan takapakkia.
He went too far with his accusations and had to backpedal.

Synonyms

Synonyms for "ottaa takapakkia":

peruuttaa (“to reverse”)
ottaa takaisin (“to take back”) (in figurative usage)

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