go back on

venire meno a, rimangiarsi

Non fare qualcosa che si era promesso o concordato di fare.

In inglese semplice: To fail to do something you promised or agreed to do.

• Don’t go back on your promise.
• They went back on the deal after we paid.
• Has she ever gone back on her word?

Come si usa: go back on a promise/agreement (You cannot go back on our agreement now.)

Sinonimi: break, renege on

Contrari: keep, honor

Espressioni comuni: go back on something, go back on promises

tornare, ritornare

Tornare seguendo un percorso preciso o spostandosi su una determinata superficie.

In inglese semplice: To return by travelling along a particular route or surface.

• We went back on the same path.
• They decided to go back on the coastal road.
• Can we go back on the trail we used yesterday?

Come si usa: go back on a route/surface (We went back on the same road.)

Sinonimi: return

Espressioni comuni: go back on foot, go back on horseback

tradire, abbandonare

Smettere di essere leale verso qualcuno che si fidava di te.

In inglese semplice: To stop being loyal to someone who trusted you.

• He went back on his friends.
• She refused to go back on her old allies.
• Would you go back on someone who trusted you?

Come si usa: go back on someone (He would never go back on his friends.)

Sinonimi: betray, desert

Espressioni comuni: go back on someone, go back on friends