winning back
Recovering lost ground
Winning back is recovering something lost—a person's affection, a former position, or territory previously held.
The phrase implies effort and competition: She's trying to win back her ex-husband.
You win back trust after betraying it, win back customers who defected to competitors, win back ground lost in battle.
- regainingRecovering something lost
- recaptureSeize again after loss
- retrieveGet something back
- reclaimTake back possession
- rematchRepeated contest between opponents
rekindling · redemption · resurgence · trust-building · forgiveness · mending fences · salvage · reunion · lost love · revival · making amends · recovery · comeback · rebuilding · reconciliation · restoration · damage control · repossession
winning backlosing
Failing to win
forfeiting · surrendering · giving up · squandering · hemorrhaging
winning backdriving away
Causing to leave
pushing away · alienating · estranging · repelling · spurning
winning backgiving away
Transferring without payment
relinquishing · ceding · abandoning · conceding · yielding
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