roll back
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle back
Meanings
Reverse a change or policy
Why “back”? Something returns to an earlier state.
“They rolled back the new tax this year.”
“The council rolled back the parking charge.”
Don't confuse with
Roll back means reverse a change or policy. Roll over means turn by rotating sideways.
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“They rolled back the new tax this year.” What does it mean?
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Sink In connects verbs by particle pattern, contrast pairs, and shared base verbs.
roll over
A contrast learners often mix up
Turn by rotating sideways
bring back
Same back pattern: normal again
Return with someone or something to the original place; Cause memories to return to the mind; Reintroduce a custom, law or product
come back
Same back pattern: normal again
Return to a place; Become popular or fashionable again; Be remembered after being forgotten
date back
Same back pattern: normal again
Have origins from an earlier time
look back
Same back pattern: normal again
Think about events in the past
plough back
Same back pattern: normal again
Reinvest profits into a business rather than taking them as income
reach back
Same back pattern: normal again
Extend memory or influence into the past
take back
Same back pattern: normal again
Reclaim something you gave; Retract a statement; Carry something back to where it came from; Make someone remember a past time vividly; Re-employ or accept a person again
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