back to square one »
Located back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure.
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back to the drawing board »
Back to the beginning following an unsuccessful attempt.
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back up »
To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.
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back up »
To move a vehicle backwards.
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back up »
For the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball.
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back up »
So as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.
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back water »
A very remote, rural area.
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back-assward »
Alternative form of bass-ackwards.
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back-asswards »
Alternative form of bass-ackwards.
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back-burner »
Having low urgency; not currently important.
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back-cloth star »
An actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself.
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back-of-the-envelope »
Approximate, rough, simplified.
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back-to-back »
Identical or similar and sequential.
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back-to-back »
With one's back facing somebody else's back.
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backassward »
Alternative form of bass-ackwards.
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