"start back on" meaning in All languages combined

See start back on on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: starts back on [present, singular, third-person], starting back on [participle, present], started back on [participle, past], started back on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} start back on (third-person singular simple present starts back on, present participle starting back on, simple past and past participle started back on)
  1. (transitive, informal) To resume talking about a topic, most often in an argument, criticism or interrogation; to resume nagging or complaining about a topic. Tags: informal, transitive
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