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to go back on
[phrase form: go]
01
to fail to do as one promised or agreed
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
back on
Base verb
go
Present tense
go back on
3rd person singular
goes back on
Present participle
going back on
Past simple
went back on
Past participle
gone back on
Examples
He promised to help us with the project, but he went back on his word and did n't show up.
