Move back
Move back verb - Pull back or move away or backward.
Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
Both terms in one sentence
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You are not allowed to move back over any space you've already covered (unless you hit a dead end), and you must take the first down stair you see even if you don't think you're ready.
Source: Video Game / Dungeon Crawl - Temptation - take a prize and move back two spaces, or pass to advance two.Failure resulted in going back two spaces.
Source: Series / Peer Pressure -
An entire episode was spent doing that, after which Michael tells Junior he can move back into the house purely so he can take the remodeled garage for himself.
Source: Series / My Wife and Kids
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