front to back
idiom
of a piece of clothing
: with the front where the back should be : backwards
He accidentally put the sweater on front to back.
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Wipe gently from front to back after pooping.
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Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 22 Dec. 2025
Place baking sheets on upper-third and lower-third racks; bake in oven until edges are lightly golden and set, 12 to 14 minutes, rotating baking sheets from top to bottom racks and from front to back once halfway through baking time.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Bake 10 to 13 minutes, until slightly puffed and just set, switching racks and rotating the pans front to back halfway through.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 17 Dec. 2025
The bottom sensors have a crazy wide FOV at 107 degrees front to back and 90 degrees left to right.
—New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
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Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 22 Dec. 2025
Place baking sheets on upper-third and lower-third racks; bake in oven until edges are lightly golden and set, 12 to 14 minutes, rotating baking sheets from top to bottom racks and from front to back once halfway through baking time.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Bake 10 to 13 minutes, until slightly puffed and just set, switching racks and rotating the pans front to back halfway through.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 17 Dec. 2025
The bottom sensors have a crazy wide FOV at 107 degrees front to back and 90 degrees left to right.
—New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for front to back
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“Front to back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20to%20back. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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