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Idioms and Phrases
Fail to honor or keep, as in You can't go back on your word , or One should never go back on a promise . [Mid-1800s]Example Sentences
And in Australia, as winter moves closer, clocks will go back on 6 April.
Nehus Saxon shared tips on how to find out what everyone wanted to know: Are we going back on campus this year, on any campus?
However, Haaland watched the remainder of the game from the bench and went back on to the pitch to shake hands with opposition players after the final whistle.
On top of that, he completely went back on his promise that he would not interfere with the workings of the Department of Justice by ordering it to drop all pending Jan. 6 cases.
Facing overcrowding at the shelter and afraid that a fire might break out, Edgar decided to go back on the streets.
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