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

A prolonged stretch of expensive gas could renew U.S. interest in EVs, but companies are forging ahead with plans to roll back EV investments.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Magna and its big Detroit customers are forging ahead with plans to roll back EV investments.

From The Wall Street Journal

While a fragile one-year truce managed to roll back certain tariffs, the fundamental friction remains as hot as ever.

From The Wall Street Journal

It took two Pakistani officials to describe the broad strokes of the 15-point plan on Wednesday, revealing it addressed sanctions relief, a roll back of Iran’s nuclear program, limits on missiles and — wait for it — reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

From Salon

“It was easier to reverse, or roll back, the tariff policies, but this time it’s not going to be as straightforward with higher oil prices and higher gas prices,” said Chris Maxey, chief market strategist at Wealthspire.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

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