Associations to the word «Backslide»
Noun
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Wiktionary
BACKSLIDE, verb. To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
BACKSLIDE, verb. To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
Dictionary definition
BACKSLIDE, verb. Drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.