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Discover Ludwig"double back" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
This refers to returning to a place you were at earlier, so you can use it to describe a situation in which someone turns around and retraces their route. For example, "We had to double back and take a different route because the road was blocked."
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One trips; some double back to help.
"Sometimes they double back," he said.
We double back on ourselves.
Ramps double back on themselves.
If you start seeing double, back up.
I double back to take another look.
The best route is to double back.
Thoughts trail off, sentences double back.
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