retrace one's steps
idiom
: to go back along the one way has come
He had to retrace his steps to find his keys.
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“Retrace one's steps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrace%20one%27s%20steps. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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