The escaped prisoner doubled back on his tracks.
The teacher told Johnny to double back the sheet of paper and tear it in half.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
double back — index return (go back) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
double back — [v] reverse path backtrack, circle, dodge, loop, retrace one’s steps, return, turn; concepts 224,232 Ant. forge, forward, go forward … New thesaurus
double back — verb retrace one s course The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back • Syn: ↑backtrack, ↑turn back • Hypernyms: ↑return • Verb Frames: Something s … Useful english dictionary
double back — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms double back : present tense I/you/we/they double back he/she/it doubles back present participle doubling back past tense doubled back past participle doubled back to turn and go back in the direction that… … English dictionary
double back — PHRASAL VERB If you double back you go back in the direction that you came from. [V P] Double back perhaps 50 yards on Route 64 and there is a sign for Brunswick Road … English dictionary
double back — {v.} 1. To turn back on one s way or course. * /The escaped prisoner doubled back on his tracks./ 2. To fold over; usually in the middle. * /The teacher told Johnny to double back the sheet of paper and tear it in half./ … Dictionary of American idioms
double back — {v.} 1. To turn back on one s way or course. * /The escaped prisoner doubled back on his tracks./ 2. To fold over; usually in the middle. * /The teacher told Johnny to double back the sheet of paper and tear it in half./ … Dictionary of American idioms
double back — turn back from where you are going or have been We decided to double back from the arena to get some money to go to a movie … Idioms and examples
double back — verb To retrace ones steps; to go back where one has already gone. They doubled back in hopes of finding the road again … Wiktionary
double back — go back in the direction one has come. → dotty about … English new terms dictionary
