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                           1. Retract a statement, as in I said you weren't much of a cook but after that dinner I take it all back. This usage was first recorded in 1775. 2. take one back. Return in thought to a past time, as in That music takes me back to the first dance I ever went to. [Late 1800s]
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                           Phrase(s): take something back  to retract a statement; to rescind one’s remark.  •  You had better take back what you said about my sister.  •  I won’t take what I said back! She’s a twit!
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                           Phrase(s): take one back (to some time)  Fig. to cause one to think of a time in the past.  •  This takes me back to the time I spent the summer in Paris.  •  What you said really takes me back.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                           Phrase(s): take something back (from someone)  to take possession of something that one had previously given away.  •  I took my sweater back from Tim, since he never wore it.  •  I took back my money from the child.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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