flash back to something

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˌflash ˈback (to sth) derived
1. if your mind flashes back to sth, you remember sth that happened in the past
•Her thoughts flashed back to their wedding day.
related noun ↑flashback (²)
2. if a film/movie flashes back to sth, it shows things that happened at an earlier time, for example at an earlier part of sb's life
related noun ↑flashback (¹)
3. to reply very quickly and/or angrily
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