a path to extricate oneself from a situation or to undo a mistake; a way to turn back

The percentage of repeat customers at a service-oriented business like a restaurant or hotel.

a customer who returns to a business to purchase again or use a service more than once

To go back the way one came; to turn back.

(idiom) Buddhist saying meaning that there is always a way out if one repents and turns back from an evil path; literally means 'turn your head and there is the shore'.

Describes a wayward person who reforms their ways and mends their character; to repent and turn over a new leaf.

Once you have started something, there is no way to turn back and you must see it through to the end.

To return to a previous job, relationship, or situation that one had formerly left or rejected; often used in the context of the proverb [[好马不吃回头草|好馬不吃回頭草|hao3 ma3 bu4 chi1 hui2 tou2 cao3]] to suggest that one should not look back

a common greeting used when saying goodbye, meaning "see you later" or "see you soon"

Literally "a good horse doesn't eat the grass it already passed"; once you have left a situation or person, you should not return or look back; used regarding jobs or romantic relationships.

A person who mends their ways is more valuable than any treasure; refers to a wayward or rebellious youth who reforms their behavior.

to turn one's head; to turn around

to stubbornly insist on one's own way until one meets with failure; literally to not turn back until hitting the southern wall

(idiom) The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore. Originally a Buddhist concept meaning that enlightenment allows one to escape the abyss of worldly suffering, it is now used to urge people to repent and turn away from their wrongdoings to find a way out.

The return of a person who has gone astray and now turns back to the right path; the reform of a wastrel or degenerate person.

(dialect) A woman who has remarried, such as a widow; also used for a divorced woman who marries again.