tornare sui propri passi

== Italian == === Etymology === Literally, “to return on one's steps”. Compare French revenir sur ses pas. === Verb === tornàre sui propri passi (first-person singular present tòrno sui propri passi, first-person singular past historic tornài sui propri passi, past participle tornàto sui propri passi, auxiliary èssere) to retrace one's steps to start from the beginning; to backtrack