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Soheil1 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Go back on your word

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What's the difference between breaking a promise and going back on your word?

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If I say I will give you a job, and then next day say I won't, I have gone back on my word. I have not broken a promise, because I did not make a promise to give you a job.

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  • If I say I will give you a job, and then next day say I won't, I have gone back on my word.
  • I have not broken a promise, because I did not make a promise to give you a job.
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If I say I will give you a job, and then next day say I won't, I have gone back on my word. I have not broken a promise, because I did not make a promise to give you a job.
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'going back on your word' means that you fail to do what you've promised or agreed to do
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