Idiom
cast one's mind back
Meaning
To try to remember a particular time or event; to think about something in the past.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Cast your mind back to where you left your keys.”
“If you cast your mind back to our last holiday, you might remember how much it rained.”
“When I cast my mind back to those early years of struggle, I realize how much they shaped the person I am today.”
Examples
simple
“Cast your mind back to where you left your keys.”
contextual
“If you cast your mind back to our last holiday, you might remember how much it rained.”
complex
“When I cast my mind back to those early years of struggle, I realize how much they shaped the person I am today.”
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