FALL BACK

• (verb) go back to bad behavior

  "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"

  synonyms : lapse , recidivate , regress , relapse , retrogress

  "He relapsed into his old bad habits" -added by sradha_inlas

• (verb) retreat

  synonyms : drop off , fall behind , lose , recede

• (verb) move back and away from

  "The enemy fell back"

• (verb) hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

  synonyms : dawdle , fall behind , lag

• (verb) fall backwards and down

• (verb) have recourse to

  "The government resorted to rationing meat"

  synonyms : recur , resort

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