go back onsomething
phrasal verbwithgoverbuk/ɡəʊ/us/ɡoʊ/present participlegoing|past tensewent|past participlegone
tofailtokeepapromise, or tochangeadecisionoragreement:
Thegovernmentlookslikelyto go back onitsdecisiontoclosethemines.
She's gone back onher wordanddecidednot to give me thejobafter all.
Making & breaking promises & commitments
- bond
- breach
- broken
- cross my heart (and hope to die)idiom
- deliver
- fink
- guarantor
- Hippocratic oath
- honour
- keep (herself) toherselfidiom
- New Year's resolution
- promise
- redeem
- renege
- so help me (God)idiom
- swear
- uncommitted
- vouch forsomething/someone
- warranty
- welch
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Changing your mind