roll back

Idioms and Phrases

Decrease, cut back, or reduce, especially prices, as in Unless they roll back oil prices, this summer's tourist traffic will be half of last year's . [c. 1940]

Example Sentences

“Price’s recall should be viewed as part of a broader conservative strategy in California and across the nation to roll back criminal justice reforms aimed at interrupting the cycle of mass incarceration of Black and Brown people,” the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, which opposed the recall, said Friday.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump has the plans and the power to roll back some environmental gains.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump also plans to roll back Biden’s efforts to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles and repeal federal subsidies for solar, wind and other renewable energy projects — important parts of California’s drive to wean itself from fossil fuels.

From Los Angeles Times

There were signs in the G20 talks this year that some countries wanted to roll back on promises to move away from burning oil, coal and gas.

From BBC

Trump tried unsuccessfully to roll back the Affordable Care Act during his first term.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• abate
• curtail
• decrease
• dilute
• diminish
• dwindle
• ease
• erode
• impair
• lighten
• minimize
• mitigate
• narrow
• shrink
• slacken
• taper off
• weaken