Definition
此成语字面意思是“从你那里出来，又返回你那里”，实际指一个人说话不算话，反复无常、自相矛盾。常用于批评别人不守信用，前后言行不一致。
f.e.
to go back on one's wordto contradict oneself
Examples
- 出尔反尔？Nǐ zěnme néng chū ěr fǎn ěr ne?How can you go back on your word?
- 出尔反尔，。Tā zhège rén zǒngshì chū ěr fǎn ěr, méi rén xiāngxìn tā.He always goes back on his word; no one trusts him.
- ，出尔反尔。Jìrán dāying le, jiù bié zài chū ěr fǎn ěr.Since you've promised, don't go back on it.
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