单词 | hark back |
释义 | hark backSEE SYNONYMS FOR hark back ON THESAURUS.COM verb(intr, adverb) to return to an earlier subject, point, or position, as in speech or thought Words nearby hark backharira, Hari Rud, Harishchandra, harissa, hark, hark back, harken, Harkins, Harkness, harl, Harlan Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with hark backhark back Return to a previous point, as in Let us hark back briefly to my first statement. This expression originally alluded to hounds retracing their course when they have lost their quarry's scent. It may be dying out. [First half of 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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