English · Idiom Candidate

back up the truck

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To stop or slow down a process or activity

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

dừng hoặc làm chậm một quá trình

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: to reverse a vehicle

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

Let's back up the truck and revisit our strategy

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “back up the truck” mean?

To stop or slow down a process or activity Literally: to reverse a vehicle

Is “back up the truck” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.