go back on sb

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Definition of go back on sb in English English dictionary

go back on
To be treacherous or faithless to; betray; as, to go back on friends
go back on
To fail to keep; to renege on; as, to go back on one's promises

On Sunday Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country would not go back on its nuclear programme. -- BBC News.

go back on
To fail to honor or keep - "go back on a promise."
go back on
fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise"
go back on
betray one's trust, break a promise
go back on
If you go back on a promise or agreement, you do not do what you promised or agreed to do. The budget crisis has forced the President to go back on his word
go back on sb
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