117 entries under expression topic. ×
| throw back(return, degenerate, regress, react) | |
| turn back(verb, phrasal verb, regression) | |
| turn tail(verb, go, withdraw, leave) | |
| back up(retreat, recoil, recede) | |
| backward movement(idiom, regression) | |
| be deteriorated(idiom, deterioration) | |
| be worse(idiom, deterioration) | |
| become deteriorated(idiom, deterioration) | |
| bounce back(retreat, recoil, recede) | |
| circle back(retreat, recoil, recede) | |
| come again(retreat, recoil, recede) | |
| counter march(idiom, regression) | |
| counter motion(idiom, regression) | |
| counter movement(idiom, regression) | |
| crawfish out(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| dangerouspast cure(idiom, deterioration) | |
| double back(retreat, recoil, recede) | |
| draw away(withdraw, retreat, ebb) | |
| drive back | |
| drop astern(idiom, regression) |
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