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Значение идиомы look back
[look back] {v.} To review the past; think of what has happened.
As John looked back, his life seemed good to him.
Murphy lookedback on his early struggles as having made him feel especially alive.
When Ed applied for a job and asked the school to recommend him, the principal looked back over his records.
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