there and back

English

Etymology

Possibly a shortening of to there and back.

Pronunciation

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Phrase

there and back

(idiomatic) On or for a round trip journey, literal or figurative.
It took me about 20 minutes there and back.

You don't need to tell me about depression. I've been there and back.

Related terms

out-and-back

Translations

on or for a round trip journey (literal)

Finnish: sinne ja takaisin, menopaluuna, edestakaisin (fi)
German: hin und zurück
Hungarian: oda-vissza (hu)
Polish: tam i z powrotem (pl)
Russian: туда́ и обра́тно (ru) (tudá i obrátno)
Spanish: ir y volver, estar allí y volver

on or for a round trip journey (figurative)

Finnish: sinne ja takaisin
Russian: (уже) проходи́ли (ru) (proxodíli) (already covered (as in a school program))

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