{v.} To review the past; think of what has happened. * /As John looked back, his life seemed good to him./ * /Murphy looked back on his early struggles as having made him feel especially alive./ * /When Ed applied for a job and asked the school to recommend him, the principal looked back over his records./
LOOK BACK
Meaning of LOOK BACK in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012