1. create a distance, disassociate yourself from sth, change your mind about your level of involvement
Professional
Social
pull back from a project/commitment/relationship
‘To pull back from something’ is a phrasal verb which means to discontinue doing something due to financial costs or problems or to distance yourself from something. “We had to pull back from that project as there were too many disagreements.” “We had to pull back from the trip this year as we just couldn’t afford it.”