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TAKE THE QUIZ“someone's back”
The following 5 entries include the term someone's back.
a monkey on someone's back
phrase: a problem that someone cannot easily get rid of or solve : a problem or situation that makes someone unhappy and that lasts for a long time
behind someone's back
phrase: without someone's knowledge : in secret
put someone's back up
phrase: to offend or annoy someone : to make someone angry or ready to argue
scratch someone's back
phrase: to do something that helps someone else but that is often difficult to do or wrong and with the expectation of help in return —usually used in the phrase You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
watch someone's back
phrase: to protect someone who is doing something that is dangerous or risky
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