hark back

verb

1. intr, adverb to return to an earlier subject, point, or position, as in speech or thought

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Related Words

• degenerate
• go back
• react
• regress
• turn back