“the back of”

The following 7 entries include the term the back of.

at/in the back of one's mind

idiom

: in the part of one's mind where thoughts and memories are kept but that are not usually thought about or not perfectly remembered

have eyes in the back of one's head

idiom

used to say a person has seen or noticed something that is behind him or her

know something like the back of one's hand

idiom

: to know something completely

on the back of

idiom

: because of or on the strength of (something)

push (something) to the back of one's mind

idiom

: to try not to think about (something)

see the back of

idiom

: to be glad to see someone finally going away

the back of beyond

noun phrase

: a place that is very far from other places and people : a remote place

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