Idiom
reverse course
Meaning
To stop and proceed in the opposite direction.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The driver had to reverse course after missing the turn.”
“After realizing the project was failing, the manager decided to reverse course and try a different strategy.”
“Faced with overwhelming public opposition, the government was forced to reverse course on the controversial new policy.”
Examples
simple
“The driver had to reverse course after missing the turn.”
contextual
“After realizing the project was failing, the manager decided to reverse course and try a different strategy.”
complex
“Faced with overwhelming public opposition, the government was forced to reverse course on the controversial new policy.”
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