go back on

go back on
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "go back on":
present tense I/you/we/they go back on he/she/it goes back on present participle going back on past tense went back on past participle gone back on
go back on something to fail to do something that you have promised or agreed to do
go back on your word/promise:

Both leaders feared that the other would go back on his word.


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