roll back

Idioms  

1. Decrease, cut back, or reduce, especially prices, as in Unless they roll back oil prices, this summer's tourist traffic will be half of last year's. [c. 1940]

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Example Sentences

The decision likely marks the start of a prolonged pause in Canadian rate policy, following aggressive steps over a roughly 16-month period to roll back interest-rate hikes meant to contain historically high inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Will the court use the Hamm case to narrow or roll back its landmark ruling in Atkins?

From Slate

On Thursday, the CDC’s outside vaccine advisors will convene to vote on a change that could roll back that guidance.

From Barron's

Their fear is that this could lead the state to roll back its protocols — widely considered among the most strict in the country.

From Los Angeles Times

The auto market will see brutal competition as demand isn’t expected to rise while the government is set to roll back EV incentives, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• abate
• curtail
• decrease
• dilute
• diminish
• dwindle
• ease
• erode
• impair
• lighten
• minimize
• mitigate
• narrow
• shrink
• slacken
• weaken