fade back

fade back {v.}

To back away from the line before passing in football.

The quarterback is fading back to pass.

Compare: DROP BACK.

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back

[back] See: [BACK OF] or [IN BACK OF], [BEHIND ONE'S BACK], [BRUSH BACK], [COME BACK], [CUT BACK], [DOUBLE BACK], [DRAW BACK], [DROP BACK]. [EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE'S HEAD], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

drop back

[drop back] {v.} To move or step backwards; retreat. * /The soldiers dropped back before the enemy's attack./ * /The quarterback dropped back to pass the football./ Compare: [DRAW BACK], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

back-to-back

[back-to-back] {adv.} 1. Immediately following. * /The health clinic had back-to-back appointments for the new students during the first week of school./ 2. Very close to, as if touching. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

draw back

[draw back] {v.} To move back; back away; step backward; withdraw; move away from. * /When the man spotted the rattlesnake, he drew back and aimed his shotgun./ * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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