"there and back" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-there and back.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Possibly a shortening of to there and back. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} there and back
  1. (idiomatic) On or for a round trip journey, literal or figurative. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: out-and-back Translations (on or for a round trip journey (figurative)): sinne ja takaisin (Finnish), проходи́ли (proxodíli) (english: already covered (as in a school program)) (alt: уже) (Russian) Translations (on or for a round trip journey (literal)): sinne ja takaisin (Finnish), menopaluuna (Finnish), edestakaisin (Finnish), hin und zurück (German), oda-vissza (Hungarian), tam i z powrotem (Polish), туда́ и обра́тно (tudá i obrátno) (Russian), ir y volver (Spanish), estar allí y volver (Spanish)

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      "sense": "on or for a round trip journey (literal)",
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      "sense": "on or for a round trip journey (literal)",
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      "sense": "on or for a round trip journey (literal)",
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      "sense": "on or for a round trip journey (literal)",
      "word": "estar allí y volver"
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      "sense": "on or for a round trip journey (figurative)",
      "word": "sinne ja takaisin"
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