| 词组 | go back on one's word |
| 释义 | Idiom go back on one's word Theme: PROMISES - FAILURE to break a promise that one has made.I hate to go back on my word, but I won't pay you $100 after all.Going back on your word makes you a liar. go back on (one's) wordTo not do something one said one would do; to renege on something. People are beginning to worry that the president is going to go back on his word and not lower taxes for lower-income families after all. You made a commitment to support our project, and now you've gone back on your word! go back on one's wordand go back on one's promise; go back on one's pledgeto break a promise that one has made. I hate to go back on my word, but I won't pay you $100 afterall. Going back on your promise makes you a liar. go ˌback on your ˈwordnot do what you have promised; break a promise: He said he wouldn’t charge more than €150, but he went back on his word and gave me an invoice for €200. |
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