bring back
SeparableThe object can go before or after the particle — but a pronoun MUST go in the middle: “clean it up”, never “clean up it”.
How to say it
Stress the particle, not the verb: bring BACK. Saying “BRING back” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.
No pause between the words. /ŋ/ runs straight into /b/ — “bring back” is one rhythmic unit with a single stressed beat on the particle.
2 meanings
- 1
To cause a memory or feeling to return.
- “The smell of freshly baked cookies always brings back happy memories.”
- “That song brings me back to my first year of college.”
Similar: evoke, recall
- 2
To return something, or to reintroduce something discontinued.
- “Bring back the receipt if it doesn't fit.”
- “The network brought the show back after ten years.”
Similar: restore, reinstate