put (something) into reverse

put (something) into reverse

To cause something to move backward or in the opposite direction. I just worry that that terrible review will put our store's sales into reverse.
See also: put, reverse
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

go/put something into reˈverse

start to happen or make something happen in the opposite way: In the 1980s economic growth went into reverse.
See also: go, put, reverse, something
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See also:
  • go into reverse
  • go/put something into reverse
  • reverse
  • extricate
  • extricate (someone, something, or oneself) from (someone or something)
  • extricate from
  • in reverse
  • move backward
  • fade back
  • lean