“the back of”

The following 8 entries include the term the back of.

break the back of

phrase

: to subdue the main force of

at/in the back of one's mind

phrase

: 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

phrase

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

phrase

: to know something completely

on the back of

phrase

: because of or on the strength of (something)

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

phrase

: to try not to think about (something)

see the back of

phrase

: 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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