there and back

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there and back

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Possibly a shortening of to there and back.

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

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phrase on or for a round trip journey (literal)

Españolir y volver, estar allí y volver
Deutschhin und zurück
Românădus-întors
Русскийтуда́ и обра́тно tudá i obrátno

phrase on or for a round trip journey (figurative)

Русскийпроходи́ли proxodíli

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"there and back." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/there%20and%20back. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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there and back. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/there%20and%20back

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"there and back." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/there%20and%20back.

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@misc{there_and_back_2026,
  title = {there and back},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/there%20and%20back},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}