reach back (in)to something

reach back (in)to something
reach back (in)to something
to extend back into a particular period in time. •

This policy reaches back into the last century.

Our way of making fine candies reaches back to the recipes used by the founder of the company.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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