se défiler

Quelqu'un peut-il me dire pourquoi ces type se défilent ?
Can someone tell me why those guys don't take charge?
Ils te promettent la lune et au dernier moment, ils se défilent.
They promise the moon and then, at the right moment, bye bye!
Aujourd'hui, les États membres se défilent. Ils ont tort.
Now the Member States are shying away from this, which is the wrong approach.
Beaucoup de mecs se défilent.
A lot of guys don't.
Les vrais hommes ne se défilent pas devant les défis et ne se dérobent pas face à leurs obligations.
Real men don't run from challenges or try to shirk their obligations.
Je ne supporte pas les gens qui disent qu'ils vont faire quelque chose et qui ensuite se défilent.
I can't stand people who say they're going to do something and then back off.
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