back ‧ slide /ˌbækˈslaɪd $ ˈbækslaɪd/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle backslid /-slɪd/) [intransitive]
to start doing the bad things that you used to do, after having improved your behaviour
—backslider noun [countable]
back ‧ slide /ˌbækˈslaɪd $ ˈbækslaɪd/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle backslid /-slɪd/) [intransitive]
to start doing the bad things that you used to do, after having improved your behaviour
—backslider noun [countable]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012