into reverse
idiom
: into an opposite state or condition
The decrease in profit has been put into reverse.
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The debt-to-GDP ratio mentioned earlier went into reverse.
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V. Anantha Nageswaran, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2023
Globalization was first thrown into reverse with the arrival of the Trump administration in 2016.
—Carmen Reinhart, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2020
As soon as Tatiana Pino turned her dark blue Land Rover Defender into her long asphalt driveway, the flatbed truck jerked into reverse and slammed into the passenger side of her SUV, according to footage of the Aug. 30, 2023, hit-and-run obtained by the Herald.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 9 July 2024
The moment Walker’s announcement hit social media, the inexorable movement of time was quickly thrown into reverse, the moment was 2011 and that version of Kemba was set permanently on Connecticut’s canvas.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2024
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V. Anantha Nageswaran, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2023
Globalization was first thrown into reverse with the arrival of the Trump administration in 2016.
—Carmen Reinhart, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2020
As soon as Tatiana Pino turned her dark blue Land Rover Defender into her long asphalt driveway, the flatbed truck jerked into reverse and slammed into the passenger side of her SUV, according to footage of the Aug. 30, 2023, hit-and-run obtained by the Herald.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 9 July 2024
The moment Walker’s announcement hit social media, the inexorable movement of time was quickly thrown into reverse, the moment was 2011 and that version of Kemba was set permanently on Connecticut’s canvas.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2024
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“Into reverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20reverse. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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