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All go back on synonyms

go back on
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verb go back on

  • rat — any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
  • apostatize — to forsake or abandon one's belief, faith, or allegiance
  • rebel — a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
  • go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • fly — to move through the air using wings.
  • relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
  • light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
  • maroon — dark brownish-red.
  • walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
  • decamp — If you decamp, you go away from somewhere secretly or suddenly.
  • split — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
  • duck — any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
  • beach — A beach is an area of sand or stones beside the sea.
  • strand — to form (a rope, cable, etc.) by twisting strands together.
  • chuck — When you chuck something somewhere, you throw it there in a casual or careless way.
  • take off — the act of taking.
  • throw over — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • go awol — a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
  • go over the hill — a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
  • go west — a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the left when facing north, corresponding to the point where the sun is seen to set. Abbreviation: W.
  • take a hike — to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
  • make believe — the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
  • put on — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
  • string along — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
  • instruct — to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
  • call off — If you call off an event that has been planned, you cancel it.
  • fall back — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
  • pull in — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
  • retrocede — to go back; recede; retire.
  • draw in — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
  • forget it — certainly not
  • nig — nidge.
  • change one's mind — to alter one's decision or opinion
  • eat one's words — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
  • backstab — to attack in a deceitful manner
  • abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
  • betray — If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them.
  • desert — A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
  • forsake — to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific.
  • leave in the lurch — a situation at the close of various games in which the loser scores nothing or is far behind the opponent.
  • renege — Cards. to play a card that is not of the suit led when one can follow suit; break a rule of play.
  • repudiate — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
  • retract — to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, especially formally or explicitly; take back.
  • return — to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
  • revert — to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc.: They reverted to the ways of their forefathers.
  • run out on — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
  • accede — If you accede to someone's request, you do what they ask.
  • acquiesce — If you acquiesce in something, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do.
  • bow out — If you bow out of something, you stop taking part in it.
  • chicken out — If someone chickens out of something they were intending to do, they decide not to do it because they are afraid.
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