turn back
Pronunciation:
verb
Definitions
To reverse direction and retrace one's steps.
Example: Realising he had forgotten his briefcase, he turned back and re-entered the office.
To cause to reverse direction and retrace one's steps.
Example: The barrage of machine-gun fire turned back the encroaching soldiers.
To return to a previous state of being.
Example: He stopped drinking for a couple of years, but now he has turned back to his old ways.
To prevent or refuse to allow passage or progress.
Example: The soldiers turned back all the refugees at the frontier.