phrasal verb · neutral
carry back
/ˈkæri bæk/CAR·ry BACK
speakingtask2
to return something to an earlier time in memory; to return an object to its previous place
Examples
“The smell of her grandmother's perfume carried her back to childhood summers.”
“Please carry the boxes back to the storage room when you're done.”
“That old song carries me back to high school.”
Band 8 sentence
“The documentary's vivid imagery carried viewers back to the decade when the events first unfolded.”
Collocations
- carry someone back to childhood
- carry back to memory
Word family
carried back verb (past)carrying back verb / gerund
Common mistakes
bring back to→carry back / bring back
Say it for a higher band
5remind→6bring back→7+carry back
Synonyms
remind
transport back
Easily confused
bring back
“The photo brought back memories of our trip.”
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