Idiom
win back
Meaning
To win (something) that one has previously lost.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He wants to win back her trust.”
“After the team lost the first two games, they worked hard to win back their fans' support.”
“The politician struggled to win back the confidence of the voters after the scandal damaged his reputation during the previous election cycle.”
Examples
simple
“He wants to win back her trust.”
contextual
“After the team lost the first two games, they worked hard to win back their fans' support.”
complex
“The politician struggled to win back the confidence of the voters after the scandal damaged his reputation during the previous election cycle.”
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