Welcome to Phrases.com!
Phrases.com is a vast compilation of popular phrases, informal expressions, and idioms that have been collectively assembled by our community of contributing editors.
Enhance your English language and writing proficiency by browsing through our all-encompassing phrase dictionary in alphabetical order, or by effortlessly searching through keywords.
To fail to keep; to renege on; as, to go back on one's promises.
- 0 Views
“
On Sunday Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country would not go back on its nuclear programme. -- BBC News
Submitted on August 21, 2012
More phrases:
- gunk up
- hit up
- lift up
- run through
- stuff up
- take in
- take off
- take on
- tie up
- tumble to
- zero in
- at peace
- babe in arms
- carry on
- cat and mouse game
- cream of the crop
- curveball
- cutting edge
- day in, day out
- dead as a doorknob
- don't get me started
- down-to-earth
- easy does it
- false step
- flesh out
- follow through
- fresh start
- from cover to cover
- give birth
- go out of one's way
- go without saying
- hack it
- heart to heart
- hustle and bustle
- if only
- in one hell of a hurry
- in the hot seat
- keep an eye peeled
- keep one on one's toes
- keep quiet
- magic bullet
- make believe
- make fun of
- no joy
- not half bad
- one at a time
- out the wazoo
- over and over
- over one's head
- pain in the butt
- pencil-neck
- play it by ear
- play the race card
- pretty pictures
- rainy day
- red face test
- rock bottom
- rock the boat
- run out of steam
- same old story
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LTD, 2025. Web. 6 Oct. 2025. <https://www.phrases.com/>.
Powered by CITE.ME 
Discuss everything about the Phrases.com website with our community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In