Bring the discussion back in Japanese
In Japanese
話を本題に戻す
hanashi o hondai ni modosu
Definition
Definition in EnglishTo guide a conversation back to its intended topic after participants have moved away from that topic.
Definition in Japanese話題がそれたときに、会話を本来話すべき内容へ導くこと。
Example sentences
費用についても話し合う必要はありますが、次の議題に移る前に、日程の話に戻ってもよろしいでしょうか。
Those costs are worth discussing, but could we return to the timing before we move on?
費用の話はあとにして、日程の話に戻ろう。
We can talk about costs later; let's get back to the timing.