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être sur le côté (or, flanc)To be on one’s back, ill.Rate it:

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Eyes in the Back of Your HeadTo be able to imagine and feel what is happening behind or outside of one's field of visionRate it:

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faire la planche1. To show others the way; 2. To float on one’s back.Rate it:

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faire le gros dosto arch one's back.Rate it:

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faire marche arrièreto turn back, go backwardsRate it:

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faire une gaffeTo put one’s foot in it; To make a stupid blunder.Rate it:

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fall backTo retreat.Rate it:

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fall back onTo turn to as a substitute.Rate it:

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fall back uponTo fall back on.Rate it:

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fall off the back of a lorryOf an item of merchandise, to come into a perons's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.Rate it:

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fall off the back of a truckOf an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.Rate it:

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fall off the wagonTo cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction.Rate it:

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fight backto defend oneself by fighting.Rate it:

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fight backto overturn a losing deficit.Rate it:

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fight backto repress; to struggle to repress.Rate it:

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fight backto counterattack; to resist an attack.Rate it:

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flash backTo recall or remember something; to experience a flashback.Rate it:

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flick offTo insult by showing them the back of one's fist with the middle finger extended.Rate it:

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foot and mouthdisease of farm animalsRate it:

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foot draggingTo be slow in doing certain things; to not move as fast as someone thinks it should.Rate it:

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foot the billBe responsible for paymentRate it:

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foot votingExpressing one's preferences through one's actions, by voluntarily participating in or withdrawing from an activity, group, or process; especially, physical migration to leave a situation one does not like, or to move to a situation one regards as more beneficial.Rate it:

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foot-in-mouth diseaseA tendency to make remarks that are embarrassingly wrong or inappropriate.Rate it:

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from stem to sternFrom front to back; from one end to the other end; entirely, fully.Rate it:

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from stem to sternOver the full length of a ship or boat, from the front end of the vessel to the back end.Rate it:

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front footUsed other than as an idiom: see front, foot.Rate it:

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front footThe batsman's foot farthest from his wicket.Rate it:

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full circleA full turn back to the original direction or orientation.By extension, of a discussion, a point arrived at which is the same point at which it began; the point at which effort has resulted in no progress.Rate it:

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funk outTo back out in a cowardly fashion.Rate it:

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GBTWInitialism of get back to work.Rate it:

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gentleman of the back doorA sodomite.Rate it:

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get backTo do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you.Rate it:

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get backTo retrieve, to have an item returned.Rate it:

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get backReturn to where one came from.Rate it:

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get back atTo retaliate; to take revenge.Rate it:

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get back on the horse that bucked oneto return to something that previously caused harm.Rate it:

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get back on the horse that bucked youto return to something that previously caused harm.Rate it:

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get back toTo return contact withRate it:

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get back toReturn toRate it:

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get one's back upTo become angry, defensive, or irritable.Rate it:

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get one's foot in the doorTo initiate contact or a relationship; to gain access, especially to an entry-level job.Rate it:

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get someone's back upTo annoy a person either deliberately or inadvertently.Rate it:

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give backTo return, restore (a thing to its original owner or location etc.).Rate it:

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give backTo recede; to retreat.Rate it:

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give backTo contribute money, goods, or, especially, services for charitable purposes, as if in return for one's own success.Rate it:

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give someone a pat on his backTo complimentRate it:

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Give Someone the Shirt off Your BackTo have a big heart, to give generouslyRate it:

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glance awayTo look at something else briefly, then look back again.Rate it:

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go backTo return to a place.Rate it:

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go back in timeTo talk about history or the past.Rate it:

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