retrace one's steps

English

Verb

retrace one's steps (third-person singular simple present retraces one's steps, present participle retracing one's steps, simple past and past participle retraced one's steps)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To return to a place one has been to before.

   Synonym: backtrack

2. (intransitive, idiomatic, figuratively) To remind oneself of places one has been to, usually in order to try and find something one's lost.

Translations

To remind oneself of places one has been to

• Spanish: hacer memoria

See also

• memory lane