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go back on word
go back on one's word
and go back on one's promise; go back on one's pledgeto break a promise that one has made. I hate to go back on my word, but I won't pay you $100 afterall. Going back on your promise makes you a liar.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Tinuviel | | - | Literature |
Iuppiter | | - | Roman Mythology |
Maxim | | mahk-SEEM (Russian) | Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian |
Jingyi | | - | Chinese |
Morana | | - | Slavic Mythology, Croatian |
Greyson | | GRAY-sən | English (Modern) |