have (something) back
idiom
: to receive (something) that is returned or restored
If I lend you this book, can I have it back by next Tuesday?
How I wish I could have my youth back (again)!
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Cats expect to also have back Aaron Ekblad from a PEDs suspension sometime during the opening round.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Firstly, banks have back books of SMBs, which represent a wealth of potential customers.
—Fiona Roach Canning, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Nix will want to have back the deep third-down throw on the first overtime drive to rookie Troy Franklin that went incomplete.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Punter Johnny Hekker is a player who Morgan would like to have back.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Firstly, banks have back books of SMBs, which represent a wealth of potential customers.
—Fiona Roach Canning, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Nix will want to have back the deep third-down throw on the first overtime drive to rookie Troy Franklin that went incomplete.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Punter Johnny Hekker is a player who Morgan would like to have back.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Have (something) back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20%28something%29%20back. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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