身を引く

みをひく

Meanings

1. Expression, Godan verb to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away; to lean back; to back away; to pull back

Kanji

• 身 body. Read as み.
• 引 pull. Read as ひく.

Common phrases

• 表舞台から身を引く

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