carry (someone) back to

idiom

: to make (someone) remember (something)
The song carries me back to my first year of college.

Examples of carry (someone) back to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sending them off with pockets full of cookies wrapped with the golden seal of the presidency doesn’t hurt, either, a little chocolate chip cookie diplomacy to carry back to the Hill. Lisa Mascaro, ajc, 24 Apr. 2021 Sending them off with pockets full of cookies wrapped with the golden seal of the presidency doesn't hurt, either, a little chocolate chip cookie diplomacy to carry back to the Hill. Lisa Mascaro, Star Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021

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“Carry (someone) back to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carry%20%28someone%29%20back%20to. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.

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