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Phrase(s): go back to return to the place of origin. • That’s where I came from, and I’ll never go back. • I don’t want to go back.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Return, retrace one's steps; also, return to a former condition. For example, I'm going back to the haunts of my youth, or We want to go back to the old way of doing things. [First half of 1500s] 2. Extend backward in space or time, as in Our land goes back to the stone wall, or The family name goes back to Norman times. [Second half of 1600s] Also see GO BACK ON.
American Heritage Idioms