get back
phr. v..phr. v.. to return to a place after you have been away.
phr. v.. to return to a previous location. This sense is intransitive.
What time did you get back last night?
She usually gets back from work around six o'clock.
After a long and arduous journey through the mountains, the explorers were relieved to finally get back to the safety of their base camp.
Often used with 'from' to specify the origin or 'to' to specify the destination.
Clarify that this intransitive sense means 'return', and contrast it with the transitive 'get something back' (retrieve) and 'get back to someone' (reply later).
I got back my home at midnight.I got back home at midnight.In the sense of 'return', 'get back' is intransitive and does not take a direct object; the destination is introduced with 'to' or used as an adverb (like 'home').