Collocation
Back to your story
Used to prompt someone to resume telling their narrative after a digression, interruption, or a brief side topic.
Definition
'Back to your story' is a common English collocation. Used to prompt someone to resume telling their narrative after a digression, interruption, or a brief side topic.
Back to + possessive pronoun + story
“Alright, we got a bit sidetracked there. Now, back to your story about the trip to Japan.”
Examples
- That was an interesting tangent, but I'm eager to hear the rest of it. Back to your story.
- So, you were saying about the mysterious package? Let's get back to your story.
- We can discuss the weather later; right now, I want to hear more. Back to your story about the adventure.
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- Don't lose your train of thought; where were we? Oh yes, back to your story about meeting the Queen.
- He took a long sip of his drink, then nodded, 'Alright, back to your story about what happened next.'
- That reminds me of something, but we'll save it for another time. Please, back to your story.
- The children were getting impatient, 'Okay, okay, back to your story about the magical forest!' they urged.
- After an unexpected interruption from the doorbell, she politely prompted, 'Now, back to your story about the historic discovery.'
- I apologize for cutting you off earlier; please, back to your story. I'm all ears.
- That's enough about my day. I want to know how yours ended. Back to your story.
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