English Dictionary

walk back the cat

verb

(intelligence) To retrace events so as to determine where an operation went wrong and who was responsible. / (diplomacy) To back down; to adopt a position where one is more willing to compromise.

I need to walk back the cat to find out what went wrong.

意味（1）

(intelligence) To retrace events so as to determine where an operation went wrong and who was responsible.

Bernhard had been called back to headquarters for a conference, a general review of current operations with special attention to methods and sources, connecting dots while they walked back the cat, a dispirited and dispiriting exercise.

意味（2）

(diplomacy) To back down; to adopt a position where one is more willing to compromise.