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I don't get which part of this sentence is referring to an apology.

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Rebecca

"Crawl back" is an idiom that refers to someone admitting they were wrong and asking for forgiveness, and they do this by apologizing. Ex: My friend crawled back today after he started a fight with me yesterday. Ex: Her ex-boyfriend tried to crawl back, but she wouldn't get back together with him.

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