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back in the game In sports, when a losing team regains chances for winningRate it:

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back in the gameHaving recovered from a disadvantageous position.Rate it:

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back in the knife drawer, Miss SharpSaid as a retort to somebody who has made a cutting remark.Rate it:

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back in the saddleA return to work, return to military detachment, return to usual lifestyle.Rate it:

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back intoTo back up or walk backwards and hit something.Rate it:

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back of one's handA display of disrespect or scorn.Rate it:

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back officeThe IT and infrastructure support services for a company, separate from the public face of the business.Rate it:

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back on one's heelsIn a state of unease, surprise, or bewilderment, especially such that one's functioning or performance is detracted upon; Forced into a position of disadvantage, retreat, or poor performanceRate it:

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back ontoTo overlook something from the rear.Rate it:

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back to our muttonsTo get back to the business at hand.Rate it:

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Back to Square OneA situation in which, one has to return to an earlier state due to certain drawbacks or failuresRate it:

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back to the drawing boardBack to the beginning following an unsuccessful attempt.Rate it:

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back to the salt minesResume work, usually with some reluctance. Resume a tedious task , usually with some reluctanceRate it:

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back upTo move a vehicle backwards.Rate it:

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back wallThe wall at the back of a racquetball or squash court, directly opposite the front wall.Rate it:

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back wallUsed other than as an idiom: see back, wall.Rate it:

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back waterA very remote, rural area.Rate it:

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

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

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back-of-the-envelopeApproximate, rough, simplified.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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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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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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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 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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bitch outTo back out of an agreement for any reason.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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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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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 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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buy backto purchase something already sold, misplaced, destroyed or given awayRate 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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chase backto chase back those sales lost in previous monthsRate it:

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Chinaman on one's backWithdrawal symptoms.Rate it:

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

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claw backTo recover or retake, with great effort, something that was lost.Rate 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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crawl back under your rockleave; get out of here; go back where you came fromRate it:

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cut backTo reduce spending.Rate it:

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cut backTo reduce consumption.Rate it:

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