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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Using single-cell RNA data from four additional mouse brains — including ones from male or female mice, and ones sliced from left to right or front to back — CellTransformer produced similar maps.
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Amber Dance, Quanta Magazine, 9 Feb. 2026
Some shake in different patterns—side to side, front to back, or up and down.
—Ciara Lucas, SELF, 9 Feb. 2026
Bake tart on baking sheet, rotating front to back halfway through, until almonds and crust are deep golden brown, 45–55 minutes.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Where Eiffeland really brings the design home is in its comprehensive trim, installing a plank-style headliner front to back, along with real wood cabinetry faces, window surrounds and wall trim.
—New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2026
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Amber Dance, Quanta Magazine, 9 Feb. 2026
Some shake in different patterns—side to side, front to back, or up and down.
—Ciara Lucas, SELF, 9 Feb. 2026
Bake tart on baking sheet, rotating front to back halfway through, until almonds and crust are deep golden brown, 45–55 minutes.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Where Eiffeland really brings the design home is in its comprehensive trim, installing a plank-style headliner front to back, along with real wood cabinetry faces, window surrounds and wall trim.
—New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2026
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“Front to back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20to%20back. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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