📒 the part of the human body that is on the opposite side to the chest, between the neck and the tops of the legs; the part of an animal’s body that corresponds to this
📒 the row of bones in the middle of the back
📒 the part or area of something that is furthest from the front
📒 the part of a piece of paper, etc. that is on the opposite side to the one that has information or the most important information on it
📒 the last few pages of a book, etc.
📒 the part of a chair, etc. against which you lean your back
📒 used to describe furniture that has the type of back mentioned
📒 a player whose main role is to defend their team’s goal
📒 if a thought, etc. is at the back of your mind, you are aware of it but it is not what you are mainly thinking about
📒 when somebody's back is turned they are not present and not able to see what is happening
📒 a place that is a long way from other houses, towns, etc.
📒 used to talk about planning or calculating something in a way that is not detailed, exact or complete
📒 if two people stand or sit back to back, they stand or sit with their backs facing or touching each other
📒 if two or more things happen back to back, they happen one after the other
📒 if you put on a piece of clothing back to front, you make a mistake and put the back where the front should be
📒 to be happy that you will not have to deal with or see somebody/something again because you do not like them or it
📒 without somebody’s knowledge or permission
📒 to keep asking or telling somebody to do something that they do not want to do, in a way that they find annoying
📒 to finish the largest or most important part of a task
📒 to realize that you may be blamed or criticized for something later and take action to avoid this
📒 to annoy somebody
📒 to stop annoying somebody, for example by criticizing them, or asking them to do something
📒 to protect and support somebody
📒 to be in a difficult situation in which you are forced to do something but are unable to make the choices that you would like
📒 to be aware of everything that is happening around you, even things that seem difficult or impossible to see
📒 to be very familiar with somebody/something
📒 the last in a series of bad events, etc. that makes it impossible for you to accept a situation any longer
📒 to do something that will cause problems for you in the future
📒 immediately after something
📒 as a result of an achievement or a success
📒 goods that fell off the back of a lorry were probably stolen. People say or accept that they came ‘off the back of a lorry’ to avoid saying or asking where they really came from.
📒 in bed because you are ill
📒 praise or approval for something that you have done well
📒 to praise somebody or yourself for doing something well
📒 to try to forget about something unpleasant
📒 to use a lot of effort and energy on a particular task
📒 anything that somebody has, including the things they really need themselves, that somebody else takes from them or they are willing to give
📒 an act that harms somebody, done by a person they thought was a friend
📒 to do or say something that harms somebody who trusts you
📒 to turn so that you are facing in the opposite direction
📒 to move so that you are standing or sitting with your back facing somebody/something
📒 to reject somebody/something that you have previously been connected with
📒 to protect yourself against danger
📒 used to say that something, especially criticism, has no effect on somebody/something
📒 used to say that if somebody helps you, you will help them, even if this is unfair to others