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back-asswardsAlternative form of bass-ackwards.Rate it:

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back-burnerHaving low urgency; not currently important.Rate it:

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back-cloth starAn actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself.Rate it:

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back-cloth starAn actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to draw more attention to himself.Rate it:

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back-of-the-envelopeApproximate, rough, simplified, especially of a calculation, estimation or other reasoning.Rate it:

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back-of-the-envelopeApproximate, rough, simplified.Rate it:

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back-to-backWith one's back facing somebody else's back.Rate it:

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back-to-backIdentical or similar and sequential.Rate it:

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back-to-back-to-backsequential or consecutive, in the case of exactly three events.Rate it:

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backpedalTo distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.Rate it:

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backroom dealDeals that are made in secret, in a dishonest way (sometimes and probably originally literally behind closed doors and/or in some back room in private. See also, shady, back-alley deals (a similar expression meaning the same thing)Rate it:

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Backseat DriverA person, who is bossy and likes to give unwanted advices and order to othersRate it:

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backwaterA rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back waterRate it:

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backwaterThe water held back by a dam or other obstructionRate it:

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Ballpark FigureTo give a rough estimate or an idea of anythingRate it:

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banker's dozenBy analogy, a method of lending where the interest is deducted beforehand, archetypally borrowing twelve dollars (owing twelve dollars back, a dozen) but actually receiving only eleven.Rate it:

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bare backRiding a horse without a saddle.Rate it:

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battre en brècheto reduce to rubble, to give a poundingRate it:

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bbiabBe back in a bit.Rate it:

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bbiafmInitialism of be back in a few minutes.Rate it:

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BBLAbbreviation of be back later.Rate it:

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BBSInitialism of be back soon.Rate it:

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be glad to see the back ofTo be glad to get rid of someone; to be glad someone has left.Rate it:

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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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bear oneselfTo behave and conduct oneself in such a manner that others will give one respect.Rate it:

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bear witnessgive evidenceRate it:

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beat upTo give a severe beating to.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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bestow ongive as a gift toRate 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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Blow Your Own HornTo boast about your own capabilities or feats, to give a detailed account of your achievements and seek other people’s attention, to excessively praise and brag about yourselfRate it:

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bonam (praeclaram) gratiam referreto reward amply; to give manifold recompense for.Rate 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 downTo give more detail.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 forthTo give birth.Rate it:

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build on sandTo put something in an unstable position by failing to give it a secure foundation.Rate it:

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bump upTo give a more prominent place to; to advance position in queue.Rate it:

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

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