flash back

flash back (to someone or something)

to return briefly to a view of someone or something in the past. (In films, literature, and television.) The story suddenly flashed back to Tom when he was a child. The story flashed back to Tom's childhood.

flash back (to someone or something)

flash back

1. To undergo a change of scene to a previous point in time as a narrative device: In this chapter, the main character flashes back to her youth.

2. To remember or reexperience a previous point in time, usually suddenly: Whenever he hears sirens, he flashes back to his service in Vietnam.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Karen	['kɑ:rən]
Ackers	['ækəz]
Young-Sook	yung-sook	Korean
Meginrat	-	Ancient Germanic
Isidoro	ee-see-DHO-ro (Spanish), ee-zee-DO-ro (Italian)	Spanish, Italian
JuliÁN	hoo-LYAHN	Spanish