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  • 1be thrown back on — ► be thrown back on be forced to rely on (something) because there is no alternative. Main Entry: ↑throw …

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  • 2be thrown back on — be forced to rely on (something) because there is no alternative we are once again thrown back on the resources of our imagination …

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  • 3back|wa|ter — «BAK WT uhr, WOT », noun, verb. –n. 1. a stretch of water held, pushed, or thrown back. 2. Figurative. a) a backward place: »The village was a backwater of civilization. b) a sluggish, stagnant condition or situation: »His job had drifted into a… …

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  • 4back|wash — «BAK WOSH, WSH», noun. 1. a) the water thrown back by oars, paddle wheels, a passing ship, or surf against rocks. b) a backward current of air behind propellers or jet engines. c) Surfing. a stretch of rough water made by cross currents meeting.… …

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  • 5back — back1 [bak] n. [ME bak < OE baec; akin to ON bak, OHG bahho] 1. the part of the body opposite to the front; in humans and many other animals, the part to the rear or top reaching from the nape of the neck to the end of the spine 2. the… …

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  • 6Back to Methuselah — (A Metabiological Pentateuch), by George Bernard Shaw consists of a preface (An Infidel Half Century) and a series of five plays: In the Beginning: B.C. 4004 (In the Garden of Eden), The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas: Present Day, The Thing… …

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  • 7be thrown back on — be forced to rely on (something) because there is no alternative. → throw …

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  • 8Thrown — Throw Throw, v. t. [imp. {Threw} (thr[udd]); p. p. {Thrown} (thr[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Throwing}.] [OE. [thorn]rowen, [thorn]rawen, to throw, to twist, AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist, to whirl; akin to D. draaijen, G. drehen, OHG. dr[=a]jan, L.… …

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  • 9thrown — adjective 1. caused to fall to the ground the thrown rider got back on his horse a thrown wrestler a ball player thrown for a loss • Similar to: ↑down 2. twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread thrown silk is raw silk that has been… …

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  • 10Back Alley John — Infobox Musical artist Name = Back Alley John Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = John Carl David Wilson Alias = Born = birth date|1955|2|10 Died = Death date and age|2006|6|22|1955|02|10 Origin = Ottawa,… …

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