into reverse
idiom
: into an opposite state or condition
The decrease in profit has been put into reverse.
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The motorist then put her vehicle into reverse, then into drive.
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Wcco Staff, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
When an agent attempted to open the drivers side door of the vehicle, Good put the vehicle into reverse before putting it into drive, according to CBS.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
The two volunteered at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea, at a time when both Koreas were actively interacting politically and culturally, with Pyongyang sending athletes and diplomatic delegations to South Korea – a warming of ties which has since gone into reverse.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Chesney gets to takes the wheel of a program that was thrown into reverse and that has been stuck going the wrong way after Chip Kelly’s unfulfilling 35-34 stint dating to 2018.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
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Wcco Staff, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
When an agent attempted to open the drivers side door of the vehicle, Good put the vehicle into reverse before putting it into drive, according to CBS.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
The two volunteered at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea, at a time when both Koreas were actively interacting politically and culturally, with Pyongyang sending athletes and diplomatic delegations to South Korea – a warming of ties which has since gone into reverse.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Chesney gets to takes the wheel of a program that was thrown into reverse and that has been stuck going the wrong way after Chip Kelly’s unfulfilling 35-34 stint dating to 2018.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Into reverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20reverse. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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