throw back
To throw something back where it came from; or when something reminds you of the past, or when a child looks like a distant ancestor.
Meanings
To throw something back to the place or person it came from.
"She caught the ball and threw it back to her teammate."
To cause someone to be strongly reminded of the past; to evoke a strong sense of a past time.
"Hearing that song threw me back to my university days immediately."
(Genetics/informal) To exhibit a characteristic that resembles a distant ancestor rather than one's parents; a throwback.
"With his red hair in a family of brunettes, the boy was clearly a throwback to his great-grandfather."
Has several distinct uses: (1) physical return, (2) 'throwback' as a noun/adjective to mean something reminiscent of the past (very common in social media, e.g. #throwback), (3) genetics: an animal or person that resembles a distant ancestor. The passive 'be thrown back on' means to be forced to rely on something.
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