How to Pronounce "go back on your pledge"
expression
GOH-BAK-on-yer-PLEJ
goh-BAK-on-yaw-PLEJ
Definition
To break a solemn promise or commitment that you have made to someone.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈbæk/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈpɫɛdʒ
British English
ɡˈəʊ/ /bˈæk/ /ˈɒn/ /jˈɔː/ /plˈɛdʒ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GOH-BAK-on-yer-PLEJ
UK
goh-BAK-on-yaw-PLEJ
Listen in Context
He promised to help but then went back on his pledge.
Don’t go back on your pledge to finish the project.
She would never go back on her pledge to her friends.
Politicians often go back on their pledges after being elected.