Turn back
Turn back verb - To drive back.
Both terms in one sentence
- Halfway through his incredibly grueling boss fight, he suggests that even after all you've done, he would still be willing to give you Mercy if you promise to turn back and work towards redemption.
Source: Hope Spot / Video Games - Subverted. They work for her, and she set it up so that Good Spinnerette would feel sorry for her and believe her claims that she wanted to turn back human.
Source: Bullying A Dragon / Web Comics -
What's worse, while Rex may be able to cure E.V.Os, it doesn't work with all of them, so those who mutate may never turn back.
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