go/put something into reverse

go into reverse

To move backward or in the opposite direction. I just worry that our store's sales will go into reverse once everyone reads that terrible review. I started the engine, went into reverse, and ended up hitting our neighbor's trashcan. Whoops. Sure, everybody wants to keep ascending toward the majors, but when you get injured, things go into reverse for a while.

See also: go, reverse

put (something) into reverse

To cause something to move backward or in the opposite direction. I just worry that that terrible review will put our store's sales into reverse.

See also: put, reverse

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go/put something into reˈverse

start to happen or make something happen in the opposite way: In the 1980s economic growth went into reverse.

See also: go, put, reverse, something

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