drop the reins. abandon. back down. back down from. back out. back out of. back track. backtrack. cease. cede. cry off. cut loose. declare off. desist. disclaim. dispense with. do without. forbear. forego. forgo. forsake. give over. give up. go witho.
abandon. chuck. desist. forgo. forsake. quit. relinquish. renounce. waive. to give up. to quit. to abandon. to abdicate. to desist. to forsake. to back out. to relinquish. to renounce. to change one's mind.