regress to something

regress to something
regress to something
to go back to an earlier, probably simpler, state; to go back to a more primitive state. •

Bob claimed that Gerald's behavior was regressing to that of a three-year-old.

I tend to regress to my college ways when I am out with the guys.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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