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],

[FADE BACK],

[FALL BACK],

[FALL BACK ON],

[FLANKER BACK].

[FROM WAY BACK],

[GET BACK AT],

[GET ONE'S BACK UP],

[GIVE THE SHIRT OFF ONE'S BACK],

[GO BACK ON],

[HANG BACK],

[HARK BACK],

[HOLD BACK],

[LIKE WATER OFF A DUCK'S BACK],

[LOOK BACK],

[OFF ONE'S BACK],

[ON ONE'S BACK],

[PAT ON THE BACK],

[PIGGY-BACK],

[PIN ONE'S EARS BACK],

[PUT BACK THE CLOCK] or [TURN BACK THE CLOCK],

[PUT ONE'S BACK TO IT],

[SCRATCH ONE'S BACK],

[SET BACK],

[SET BACK ON ONE'S HEELS],

[SIT BACK],

[STAB IN THE BACK],

[TAKE A BACK SEAT],

[TAKE BACK],

[TALK BACK] also [ANSWER BACK],

[TURN ONE'S BACK ON],

[WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON ONE'S SHOULDERS] or [WORLD ON ONE'S BACK],

[WHILE BACK].

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates © 2010

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