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)!
Examples of have (something) back in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Handles or knobs can be added to the surfboards, and there are also risers for people who don’t have back extension or trunk control to sit on.
—
Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 26 May 2024
Barkley and McKinney are both important, pending free agents that Giants GM Joe Schoen said the team would like to have back.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024
For example, a study in Nature found that people who experienced even mild stress were 1.5 times more likely to have back pain than those who did not.
—Ali Finney, SELF, 28 Mar. 2024
He is scheduled to have surgery on his left hip on Feb. 6, and will have back surgery approximately four weeks later, the team announced before Thursday night’s game at Tampa Bay.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for have (something) back 
Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 26 May 2024
Barkley and McKinney are both important, pending free agents that Giants GM Joe Schoen said the team would like to have back.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024
For example, a study in Nature found that people who experienced even mild stress were 1.5 times more likely to have back pain than those who did not.
—Ali Finney, SELF, 28 Mar. 2024
He is scheduled to have surgery on his left hip on Feb. 6, and will have back surgery approximately four weeks later, the team announced before Thursday night’s game at Tampa Bay.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for have (something) back
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'have (something) back.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near have (something) back
have (something) (all) to oneself
have (something) back
Cite this Entry
“Have (something) back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20%28something%29%20back. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share