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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roll back

What’s more, if the Mag 7 can roll back the years and start having a positive impact on the Dow, it could even reach 53,000 before the World Cup is over.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

For her, Juneteenth is an opportunity to rally others to resist efforts to roll back their freedoms.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026

At the same time, Castle was trying to roll back the power of the Trade Unions.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

Hilton would likely struggle to persuade a majority of voters to roll back environmental protections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

We roll back to the highway and into the hills, climbing up to the McSame houses of Castle Pines, back to the house of my father set in the clouds.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Related Words

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