slip back

English

slip back (third-person singular simple present slips back, present participle slipping back, simple past and past participle slipped back)

To return to a previous habit
- 2017 November 14, Phil McNulty, “England 0-0 Brazil”, in BBC News‎^[1]:
  The 20-year-old started life as a central defender at Charlton Athletic and even though he has been used on the right side of defence by Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp he slipped back into his old routine with real aplomb, showing his awareness with a series of crucial interceptions.