go back on

Idioms  

1. Fail to honor or keep, as in You can't go back on your word, or One should never go back on a promise. [Mid-1800s]

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go back on

But it also persuaded the musician, who'd previously written a song about the effects of quitting Prozac, to go back on medication – in this case, the antidepressant Lexapro.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

Following the captain's reported move to go back on her asylum request, only two of them are now set to remain in Australia.

From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026

Another less-studied phenomenon is when people stop taking a GLP-1 and then decide they want to go back on the medication.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

But there’s so many things that you can go back on and reconsider.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025

“I told him I would, and I can’t go back on my promise,” she sighed.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam