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单词 go back on something
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to fail to fulfil (a promise)
The budget crisis has forced the President to go back on his word.
Synonyms
repudiate
He repudiated any form of nationalism.
break
forsake
I still love you and would never forsake you.
retract
He hurriedly sought to retract the statement.
renege on
desert
Poor farmers are deserting their fields and looking for jobs.
back out of
change your mind about
See go

Additional synonyms

in the sense of desert
Definition
to abandon (a person or place) without intending to return
Poor farmers are deserting their fields and looking for jobs.
Synonyms
abandon,
leave,
give up,
quit (informal),
withdraw from,
move out of,
relinquish,
renounce,
vacate,
forsake,
go away from,
leave empty,
relinquish possession of
in the sense of forsake
Definition
to withdraw support or friendship from
I still love you and would never forsake you.
Synonyms
desert,
leave,
abandon,
quit,
strand,
jettison,
repudiate,
cast off,
disown,
jilt,
throw over,
leave in the lurch
in the sense of retract
Definition
to withdraw (a statement, charge, etc.) as invalid or unjustified
He hurriedly sought to retract the statement.
Synonyms
withdraw,
take back,
revoke,
disown,
deny,
recall,
reverse,
cancel,
repeal,
renounce,
go back on,
repudiate,
rescind,
renege on,
back out of,
disavow,
recant,
disclaim,
abjure,
eat your words,
unsay

Nearby words of
go back on something

  • go at something hammer and tongs
  • go away
  • go back
  • go back on something
  • go back to the drawing board
  • go ballistic
  • go bananas

Synonyms of 'go back on something'

go back on something

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