into reverse
idiom
: into an opposite state or condition
The decrease in profit has been put into reverse.
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Police then claim the boy put the car into reverse, hitting a garage, before driving toward the officers.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
In it, Stephanie pretends to drive Uncle Joey's brand new car, but manages to accidentally throw it into reverse, crashing it through the Tanner family’s kitchen wall.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
But when conditions turn negative, everything goes into reverse.
—Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
The debt-to-GDP ratio mentioned earlier went into reverse.
—V. Anantha Nageswaran, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2023
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
In it, Stephanie pretends to drive Uncle Joey's brand new car, but manages to accidentally throw it into reverse, crashing it through the Tanner family’s kitchen wall.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
But when conditions turn negative, everything goes into reverse.
—Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
The debt-to-GDP ratio mentioned earlier went into reverse.
—V. Anantha Nageswaran, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2023
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“Into reverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20reverse. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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