Looked back In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "looked back", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2023-06-13 03:06

Meaning of Looked back (redirected from look back )

Synonyms:

reflect on

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.

Grammar and Usage of Look back

Verb Forms

  • looked back
  • Looking Back
  • looks back

The verb "look" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of Look back

This phrase dates from the late 1500s.

The Origin Cited:
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be grateful/thankful for small mercies
To be happy that a bad situation is not even worse
Example: My son wasn’t too badly hurt, so my husband and I were thankful for small mercies.
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