go back on

約束を破る、撤回する

約束したことや、合意したことを実行しないこと。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： go back on a promise/agreement (You cannot go back on our agreement now.)

類義語： break, renege on

反対語： keep, honor

よく使う表現： go back on something, go back on promises

戻る

特定の道や地面の上を通って戻ること。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： go back on a route/surface (We went back on the same road.)

類義語： return

よく使う表現： go back on foot, go back on horseback

裏切る、見捨てる

自分を信頼していた人への忠誠を捨て、裏切ること。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： go back on someone (He would never go back on his friends.)

類義語： betray, desert

よく使う表現： go back on someone, go back on friends