come back to
idiom
1
: to return to (a place)
I felt I'd never come back to the old home place.
2
: to return in memory to (someone)
I had forgotten a lot of what I learned about music, but it's all coming back to me now.
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Trahey is proud that so many alumni have come back to work with Tuned-In.
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Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2023
The series is an attempt by the independent film venue to encourage movie lovers to come back to the cinema.
—The Indianapolis Star, 15 June 2023
So, seeing those come back to life, seeing those being adapted and given the opportunity to have a second chance is really cool.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2023
The 2022 film came almost two decades after the original movie, which introduces us to Winifred, Mary and Sarah, three witches killed in the Salem Witch Trials who come back to life to wreak havoc on the children of Salem one Halloween night.
—USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
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Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2023
The series is an attempt by the independent film venue to encourage movie lovers to come back to the cinema.
—The Indianapolis Star, 15 June 2023
So, seeing those come back to life, seeing those being adapted and given the opportunity to have a second chance is really cool.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2023
The 2022 film came almost two decades after the original movie, which introduces us to Winifred, Mary and Sarah, three witches killed in the Salem Witch Trials who come back to life to wreak havoc on the children of Salem one Halloween night.
—USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
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“Come back to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20back%20to. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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