Go Back On (Verb)
Meaning
Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- They had agreed to the deal but then tried to go back on their word.
- If she goes back on her promise, we will reevaluate our partnership.
- He's going to go back on his agreement if we don't negotiate the terms again.
- We trusted them when they made the promise, but now they're trying to go back on it.
- When they realized the project was failing, the investors began to go back on some of their initial commitments.