into reverse
idiom
: into an opposite state or condition
The decrease in profit has been put into reverse.
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Until now that is, as 100 days into his presidency US President Donald Trump seems determined to throw this painful learning to the wind, risking a world forced into reverse.
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Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
The policies were enough to push economic growth into reverse in the first quarter.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
The pressure on Trump escalated Wednesday after the release of a disappointing economic growth report, which showed a surge of imports driven by new tariffs throwing gross domestic product into reverse.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 3 May 2025
Trump blames Biden as US economy goes into reverse
President pointed the finger of blame at former President after data showed the U.S. economy shrank for the first time in three years.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
The policies were enough to push economic growth into reverse in the first quarter.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
The pressure on Trump escalated Wednesday after the release of a disappointing economic growth report, which showed a surge of imports driven by new tariffs throwing gross domestic product into reverse.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 3 May 2025
Trump blames Biden as US economy goes into reverse
President pointed the finger of blame at former President after data showed the U.S. economy shrank for the first time in three years.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Into reverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20reverse. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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