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be right backUsed to indicate the speaker will return in a moment. Often abbreviated in online slang as brb.Rate it:

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behind somebody's backWithout somebody's knowledge; secretly.Rate it:

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behind someone's backWithout somebody's knowledge; secretly.Rate it:

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birth tourismTravel from one country to another for the purpose of giving birth in the second country, thereby endowing the newborn child with citizenship of the second country.Rate it:

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bitch outTo back out of an agreement for any reason.Rate it:

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bitch slappedThe act of slapping someone's face with the back of one's handRate it:

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bounce backTo recover from a negative without seemingly any damage.Rate it:

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bow and scrapeTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.Rate it:

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bow and scrapeA deep formal bow with right leg drawn back touching the ground.Rate it:

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break backTo win a game having lost a service game, or during a tiebreak, to win a point against the serve having lost a point while serving.Rate it:

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break one's backTo make a supreme effort.Rate it:

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break one's backUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see break,‎ back.Rate it:

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break the back ofTo achieve the greater part of some project.Rate it:

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break your backto work extremely hardRate it:

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bring backTo reenact an old rule or law.Rate it:

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bring backTo cause someone to remember something from the past.Rate it:

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bring backTo fetch something.Rate it:

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bring it on around jimmya phrase off of an old show on TV maybe a country western show? about bringing the wagon aroundRate it:

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but, satisfaction brought it backa common rejoinder to "curiosity killed the cat"Rate it:

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buy backto purchase something already sold, misplaced, destroyed or given awayRate it:

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by the seat of your pantsAn aviator's term, Cross country flying, navigating via ground observation of landmarks, arrows on rooftops. water towers, railroad tracks, roadways, radio/TV towers; and by the 'seat of your pants'.Rate it:

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c'est du plus loin qu'il me souvienne1. I can barely remember it. 2. It is as far back as I can recollect.Rate it:

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call backRequest for a second interview or audition, following a successful initial interview.Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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chase backto chase back those sales lost in previous monthsRate it:

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chicken outBack-out of an activity because of fear or other mindless reason. Refuse to keep your word.Rate it:

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Chinaman on one's backA drug addiction.Rate it:

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Chinaman on one's backWithdrawal symptoms.Rate it:

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circle backTo revisit a topic, concept or idea after having put it on the back burner; to return to a place or locationRate it:

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city slickerOne accustomed to a city or urban lifestyle or unsuited to life in the country.Rate it:

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civitatem mutare (Balb. 11. 27)to naturalise oneself as a citizen of another country.Rate it:

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claw backTo recover or retake, with great effort, something that was lost.Rate it:

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come backTo return to a place.Rate it:

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come down to earthTo be brought back to reality; to lose one's dreams.Rate it:

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come out swingingTo display spunk and strength of character, especially when rising above or when fighting back against trouble or adversity.Rate it:

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come to lifeto bring back to life; revitalize, revive, resurrectRate it:

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could be written on the back of a postage stampIs very small or limited.Rate it:

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could fit on the back of a postage stampAlternative form of could be written on the back of a postage stampRate it:

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country girl (cowgirl)a girl who lives and/or is from a rural area, small town, farm and/or ranch (not a city environment.) She is usually seen wearing a cowgirl hat, cowgirl boots and often wears jeans and/or a shirt tied into a knot in the frontRate it:

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country mileA long way, a great distance.Rate it:

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cowgirl positionA sex position in which the man lies on his back, and the woman sits on top of him facing him.Rate it:

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crawl back under your rockleave; get out of here; go back where you came fromRate it:

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cuias eswhat country do you come from?Rate it:

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cut backTo reduce spending.Rate it:

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cut backTo reduce the amount of.Rate it:

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cut backTo reduce consumption.Rate it:

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d.c. al codaA music notation roughly meaning "go back to the beginning, playing everything again up to the coda."Rate it:

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deadbeatOwes money but is unlikely to pay it backRate it:

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death spiralA manoeuvre in which a male skater spins in place while holding one hand of his female skating partner as she circles around him with one skate on the ice and one leg extended outward parallel to the ice surface, all the while slowly lowering herself until her back almost touches the ice surface.Rate it:

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dial backTo reduce; to restrain.Rate it:

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