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goes back on

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present tense third-person singular of go back on

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1 to break a promise or agreement

He went back on his decision to move to the west coast.

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begs off,
cries off
[chiefly British]

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2 to leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another

She went back on the group and took up with a better-funded one.

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reneges

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3 to be unfaithful or disloyal to

She suspected that he had gone back on her during her time away.

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gives away

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Antonyms for goes back on

stands by

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goes (away)

goes back on

goes ballistic

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“Goes back on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goes%20back%20on. Accessed 23 May. 2022.

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