double back

• Auf demselben Weg oder derselben Route zurückgehen, die man gekommen ist, oft um eine Verfolgung zu vermeiden oder um etwas zu holen.

To turn around and go back along the same path or route you came from, often to avoid being followed or to retrieve something.

1. Turn and go backB1informal

   To turn around and go back along the same path you came from.

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   • We realized we were lost, so we doubled back to the main road.
   • The fox doubled back to confuse the hunters.
   • He doubled back to the store to get his forgotten wallet.