ROLL (SOMETHING) BACK


Meaning of ROLL (SOMETHING) BACK in English

roll something ↔ back phrasal verb ( see also ↑ roll )

1 . to reduce the influence or power of a law, system, government etc:

a threat to roll back the legislation of the past 12 years

2 . especially American English to reduce a price, cost etc:

the administration’s promise to roll back taxes

⇨ ↑ rollback

3 . to force your opponents in a war to move back from their position

4 . roll back the years British English to make someone remember something from the past:

Looking at those old photos really rolled back the years.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.