into reverse
idiom
: into an opposite state or condition
The decrease in profit has been put into reverse.
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Trump makes false or misleading claims about grocery prices, cost of gas
U.S. economy went into reverse in the first quarter, new GDP data shows
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 1 May 2025
But sales slammed into reverse last year, marking its first annual decline in its history.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
As the month progresses, Mercury stations retrograde in Aries on March 15, sending our thoughts into reverse while encouraging us to slow down and reassess our approach to communication and, more importantly, our independence.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
As soon as Tatiana Pino turned her dark blue Land Rover Defender into her long asphalt driveway, the flatbed truck jerked into reverse and slammed into the passenger side of her SUV, according to footage of the Aug. 30, 2023, hit-and-run obtained by the Herald.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 1 May 2025
But sales slammed into reverse last year, marking its first annual decline in its history.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
As the month progresses, Mercury stations retrograde in Aries on March 15, sending our thoughts into reverse while encouraging us to slow down and reassess our approach to communication and, more importantly, our independence.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
As soon as Tatiana Pino turned her dark blue Land Rover Defender into her long asphalt driveway, the flatbed truck jerked into reverse and slammed into the passenger side of her SUV, according to footage of the Aug. 30, 2023, hit-and-run obtained by the Herald.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Into reverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20reverse. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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