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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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short-sheetTo play a prank by folding someone's bed sheets to make the space for lying in the bed unusably short.Rate it:

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

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stem to sternStem is the main upright timber at the bow of a ship (front) & stern is the rear part of a ship or boat (back) Means entirely or beginning to end.Rate it:

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take backTo retract an earlier statement.Rate it:

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take backTo regain possession of something.Rate it:

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toy withPlay, esp. with or as with a toy.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:

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answer backTo reply impertinently; to talk back.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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to and froTo go back and forth; to alternate.Rate it:

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back ontoTo reverse a vehicle onto something.Rate it:

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i flew to the kitchenThey used it back then to say that they went to a kitchen really fast.Rate it:

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back offTo lower the setting of.Rate it:

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act outTo go through the process of a scene from a play, a charade or a pointless exercise.Rate it:

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ante upTo pay a fee necessary to play a game, typically a card gameRate it:

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back outTo reverse a vehicle from a confined space.Rate it:

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back to square oneLocated back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure.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 upTo provide support or the promise of support.Rate it:

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

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back upSo as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.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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bring backTo fetch something.Rate it:

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

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bunk offTo play truant.Rate it:

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draw backTo pull something back or apart.Rate it:

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draw backTo withdraw from an undertaking.Rate it:

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

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game outTo play games to such an excessive degree that one is unwilling to play more.Rate it:

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go back onTo fail to keep; to renege on; as, to go back on one's promises.Rate it:

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home teamThe team that's playing in the usual area that they play in, as opposed to the visitor team.Rate it:

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knock upTo gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up.Rate it:

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know like the back of one's handTo be intimately knowledgeable about something, especially a place.Rate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vaseThe final thing that is too much and forces a reaction; the straw that broke the camel's back.Rate it:

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mess aroundTo joke, kid, or play.Rate it:

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nobody's perfectUsed when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws1995, New York Magazine Vol. 28, No. 5, 30 January 1995, The de-moralization of society (Book Review)Hypocrisy, particularly in sexual matters, is excused on the grounds that hey, nobody's perfect, and at least folks back then felt bad enough to lie.2000, Madonna, Nobody's PerfectI feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my bestRate it:

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one good turn deserves anotherOne act of kindness should be paid back by another act of kindness.Rate it:

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pack upTo put back together.Rate it:

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paper tigerA seemingly fierce or powerful person, country or organisation without the ability to back up their words; apparently powerful but actually ineffective.Rate it:

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put backTo postpone an arranged event or appointment.Rate it:

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run backTo take someone home by car. Give someone a lift to their house.Rate it:

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square upTo pay back money that is owed.Rate it:

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back of beyondA very remote place.Rate it:

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back downTo take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.Rate it:

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