Meaning of Idiom ‘Run Back’ (Phrasal Verb)
Meaning 1: To return to someplace, such as home or work, briefly for some specific purpose. Also, to run something back, meaning to return an item to a place or person quickly.
Examples Of Use
“I need to run back home to pick up my wallet.”
“Do you mind if we run back to the office? I forgot something.”
“I’m going to run back home for a few minutes.”
“I need to run the extra house keys back to my wife. I’ll be back in a jiffy.”
Meaning 2: To return to an earlier point in an audio or video recording and play a certain part again (separable, e.g. ‘run the recording back’ or ‘run back the recording.’).
Examples Of Use
“Can you run it back to where he entered the store,” said the policeman.”
“If you run the movie back you’ll see the part where I appeared as an extra.”
“Run the tape back a few seconds, please.”
Meaning 3: (To Run Someone Back) To take someone back to some location, especially by car (separable, e.g. run someone back).
Examples Of Use
“Can you run me back to the house? I’m not feeling well.”
“I have to run my sister back home before we can go to the party.”
“If you don’t mind, can you run me back to my mom’s house?”
