double back

double back
 v.— Â«We had to adjust our schedule…and it was not only a monetary but a physical strain. A lot of officers had to double back, or come back to work after being off for four hours.» â€”“State weighs payment to police for riot duty” by Kenn Marshall Harrisburg Patriot (Pennsylvania) Oct. 28, 1989. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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