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Q&A How to reword this: repeated back on him?

I don't know how to reword this: Along the way, we see how the faults Jacob made earlier in life are repeated back on him. I know repeated back on him doesn't sound correct, but ...

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by Jon Sandness‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:20:51Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/1944
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Jon Sandness‭ · 2019-12-08T01:20:51Z (over 4 years ago)
I don't know how to reword this:

> Along the way, we see how the faults Jacob made earlier in life are repeated back on him.

I know

> repeated back on him

doesn't sound correct, but I don't know what to replace it with.

Any ideas?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-03-10T18:13:06Z (about 13 years ago)
Original score: 1