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look back
verb
to cast one's mind to the past
to become increasingly successful
after his book was published, he never looked back
to pay another visit later
Idioms and Phrases
Remember or think about the past, as in When Mom looked back on the early days of their marriage, she wondered how they'd managed with so little money . [Late 1500s]
not look back ; never look back . Never show signs of interrupted progress, never return to past circumstances. For example, Once he'd won the Pulitzer Prize, he never looked back . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
“Probably the worst idea,” he says now, looking back at his unrelenting schedule.
They certainly won’t want to look back on what transpired in the first inning Monday night.
"I think as the game unfolded we probably looked back on that toss and said 'did we miss an opportunity there?' and it's probably fair," McCullum told BBC Test Match Special.
He referred to himself as a "simple Buddhist monk" and said he had no regrets as he looked back on his life at 90.
Even if Dan looks away, the bomber is still there when he looks back.
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