Where were we?
What were we talking about? · What was the last topic?
What's the situation?
You're having a lively chat with a friend, and then someone interrupts, or you get distracted by something shiny (ooh, squirrel!). 🐿️ When you get back to the conversation, you've totally lost your train of thought! This expression is your verbal 'rewind' button. ⏪