"half-step" meaning in English

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        "To back down from; fail to follow through or complete; to be slack"
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        "(slang, African-American Vernacular) To back down from; fail to follow through or complete; to be slack"
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        "To fail to display full commitment, preparation, or genuineness; to be a poser; to be a fake or fraud"
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        "(slang, African-American Vernacular) To fail to display full commitment, preparation, or genuineness; to be a poser; to be a fake or fraud"
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        "To back down from; fail to follow through or complete; to be slack"
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