| englanti |
lipsua periaatteistaan
To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
1893, (w), https://books.google.com/books?id=b2WxxBthBcoC&pg=PA233&dq=eliot+%22had+backslided+into+false+hair%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiD-Kivw9_KAhVO2WMKHViIDg4Q6AEIJzAAv=onepage&q=eliot%20%22had%20backslided%20into%20false%20hair%22&f=false George Eliot's Works - Volume 7 - Page 233
- Monna Brigida, who had backslided into false hair in Romola's absence, but now drew it off again and declared she would not mind being gray, if her dear child would stay with her.
-
He felt better for a little while, before his condition started to backslide.
To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
-
Rich countries are backsliding on their commitment to agree to new WTO measures to help people in poor countries gain access to affordable medicines. — http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/press_releases/archive2002/art2794.html Oxfam press release, 24 June 2002
|