Look back verb phrase
To talk or think about something in the past
I don't want to look back on that horrible accident, but my mind just keeps wandering back to it.
Looking back, I admit I was wrong in the arguement with my mom.
Yesterday, when I looked back on the break-up, I regarded it as the best thing that happened to me.
The verb "look" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase dates from the late 1500s.
actions are more important than words
He is a man of few words and many deeds. We can trust him.