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walk backUsed other than as an idiom: see walk, back.Rate it:

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you scratch my back and i'll scratch yoursIf you do me a favor then I will do you a favor; quid pro quo.Rate it:

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kick backTo relax.Rate it:

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put backTo return something to it's original place.Rate it:

(4.78 / 9 votes)
bounce backTo recover from a negative without seemingly any damage.Rate it:

(4.57 / 7 votes)
all the way to egery and backThe long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.Rate it:

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look backTo reminisce about a past time.Rate it:

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back upAs a security measure.Rate it:

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take backTo cause to remember some past event or time.Rate it:

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hold backTo delay, especially in school.Rate it:

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a bad penny always comes backAlternative form of a bad penny always turns up.Rate it:

(4.23 / 17 votes)
answer backTo reply to a question at a later time.Rate it:

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back and forthunsureRate it:

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back awayOf your attention on the thing in front being avoided.Rate it:

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back for moreTo enjoy something so much to where you want to return or do it again.Rate it:

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back inTo reverse a vehicle into a space.Rate it:

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back intoTo reverse a vehicle into a space.Rate it:

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back offTo move backwards away from something.Rate it:

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back offTo become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.Rate it:

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back on toAlternative spelling of back ontoRate it:

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back outTo withdraw from something one has promised to do.Rate it:

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back to the wall(Can we clean up this sense?) A very difficult situation with no beneficial options available for action.Rate it:

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come backTo return to a place.Rate it:

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drop backOf a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a number of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders.Rate it:

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fall backTo retreat.Rate it:

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go backTo return to a place.Rate it:

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go back onTo be treacherous or faithless to; betray; as, to go back on friends.Rate it:

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hold backTo contain; stop.Rate it:

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knock backTo drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often.Rate it:

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pull backto pull in order to reveal something underneath or behind.Rate it:

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put backTo drink fast; to knock down alcohol.Rate it:

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ring backTo make another phone call to the same person.Rate it:

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ring backTo return a phone call.Rate it:

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roll backTo postpone.Rate it:

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roll back the yearsTo produce a sense of nostalgiaRate it:

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stand backTo maintain a safe distance from a hazard.Rate it:

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take backTo regain possession of something.Rate it:

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take backTo retract an earlier statement.Rate it:

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wash my back, i'll wash your'sYou assist ME, Ill Assist YOURate it:

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back fortyThe remote part of a farm.Rate it:

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draw backTo retreat from a position.Rate it:

(3.60 / 5 votes)
answer backTo reply impertinently; to talk back.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
back-of-the-envelopeApproximate, rough, simplified, especially of a calculation, estimation or other reasoning.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
back ontoTo reverse a vehicle onto something.Rate it:

(3.40 / 5 votes)
back offTo lower the setting of.Rate it:

(3.33 / 6 votes)
back outTo reverse a vehicle from a confined space.Rate it:

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back upTo move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.Rate it:

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back upTo provide support or the promise of support.Rate it:

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back upFor the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball.Rate it:

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back upSo as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)

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