We've come this far, so we can't stop now. I don't want to backslide.
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Backslide
Synonyms for "backslide" (54 found)
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12 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- регресирам verb (to revert to a previous, worse state)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 開倒車 /开倒车 verb (to revert to a previous, worse state)
French
4 entries- renier verb (to renege on one's obligations or commitments)
- revenir sur sa parole verb (to renege on one's obligations or commitments)
- régresser verb (to revert to a previous, worse state)
- se dédire verb (to renege on one's obligations or commitments)
German
1 entries- rückläufig werden verb (to revert to a previous, worse state)
Portuguese
4 entries- apostatar verb (to renege on one's obligations or commitments)
- decair verb (to revert to a previous, worse state)
- regredir verb (to revert to a previous, worse state)
- regressar verb (to revert to a previous, worse state)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
These people will make us backslide.
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He felt better for a little while, before his condition started to backslide.
Source: wiktionary
[…] Monna Brigida, who had backslided into false hair in Romola's absence, but now drew it off again and declared she would not mind being gray, if her dear child would stay with her.
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