rear-view mirror (EN)

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phrase “rear-view mirror”

1. a mirror in a vehicle that lets the driver see behind them
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   She adjusted the rear-view mirror before starting the car to make sure she could see the traffic behind her.
2. (figurative) a perception of something in the past or that has been left behind
   Moving to a new city helped him put his troubled past in the rear-view mirror.