🗓️ Idiom: Circle Back (v)
💬 Meaning
- To return to a topic or task later.
- To follow up on something that was discussed earlier.
🧠 Example Sentences
- Let’s circle back to this point after we hear everyone’s ideas.
- I’ll circle back with you tomorrow once I get an update from the client.
- She said she would circle back on the budget question next week.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom uses the image of making a circle — coming back to a place or idea. In business, it means returning to a topic later, often after more information or action is needed.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
We don’t have the figures yet, so let’s __________ to this item tomorrow.
Answer
circle back
2. Choose the correct meaning of “circle back”:
A) To leave a meeting early
B) To return to a topic later
C) To avoid making a decision
Answer
B) To return to a topic later
3. Change the sentence using “circle back”:
“We can talk about the marketing plan again after lunch.”
Answer
We can circle back to the marketing plan after lunch.
ℹ️ Other Useful Pages
📚 Learning Resources
👉 Business Meetings Idioms
👉 Business English Idioms List
👥 Support Spaces
👉 Student Space
👉 Tutor Toolkit
⭐️ Extras
📫 Get a Daily Idiom
🚀 Build a Business with AI
Rob is a CELTA qualified English teacher with 15 years of international experience. He has a BSc and PGDip from Loughborough and St Andrews universities in the UK. He has taught in Thailand and Saudi Arabia and now works with professionals worldwide.
