Timeline for A phrase that basically means 'change your mind a second time to go back to your original idea'
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| Mar 5, 2017 at 16:08 | comment | added | Aurast | @JUNCINATOR I edited my answer to include information about the expression Going around in circles which may be what you're looking for. | |
| Mar 5, 2017 at 16:07 | history | edited | Aurast | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 5, 2017 at 15:41 | comment | added | JUNCINATOR | Thanks. What phrases/idioms can I use to better describe returning to a starting point after going around in a full circle? Especially in the context of unsuccessfully trying to find one's way in a maze. | |
| Mar 5, 2017 at 15:17 | comment | added | Aurast | @JUNCINATOR You could use the phrase to describe physically leaving and then returning to a starting point, but with a couple of caveats. First, despite including the word "circle", this phrase does not necessarily imply circular motion. Second, this phrase would imply somewhat of a longer journey, during which you settle down at one or more places on the way, before returning to the starting point and settling down there once again. | |
| Mar 5, 2017 at 12:05 | comment | added | JUNCINATOR | Can the phrase be used more literally to mean I travelled in a circle and returned to the starting point (intentionally or unintentionally) | |
| Feb 27, 2017 at 14:31 | vote | accept | JUNCINATOR | ||
| Feb 23, 2017 at 21:54 | history | edited | Aurast | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
more consistent formatting
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| Feb 23, 2017 at 11:34 | comment | added | nigel222 | To go full circle is also used, perhaps more commonly. I have no idea whether it is less or more gramatically correct, I'm just reporting what I hear (in the UK). | |
| Feb 23, 2017 at 0:39 | history | edited | Tonepoet | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
I am changing the citations to the primary source and reformatting the post a little. Also dashes usually don't have surrounding spaces, so I omitted those spaces to make room for the footnote indicator to fit on the same line.
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| Feb 21, 2017 at 17:38 | history | answered | Aurast | CC BY-SA 3.0 |