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  • 121No Way Back (1949 film) — No Way Back is a 1949 British crime film directed by Stefan Osiecki and starring Terence De Marney, Eleanor Summerfield and Jack Raine.[1] An injured boxer sinks into bad company when his fighting career comes to an end leading to a spiral of… …

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  • 122convey back — The word convey means to carry, bring, or take from one place to another. Omit back from such a statement as Please convey my regards back to your associates …

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  • 123Mackerel-back sky — Mackerel Mack er*el, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL. macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in allusion to the markings on the fish. See {Mail} armor.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the genus {Scomber} of the family {Scombridae} …

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  • 124To get back — Get Get (g[e^]t), v. i. 1. To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased. [1913 Webster] We mourn, France smiles; we lose, they daily get. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To arrive at, or bring one s self into, a state,… …

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  • 125Glass (Pray the Electrons Back to Sand) — Glass: Pray the Electrons Back to Sand is a war novel by James Chapman, published in February of 1994 by Fugue State Press. The book deals with the Persian Gulf War, portraying it as a surreal exercise in alienating technology, and using an ex… …

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  • 126Clarence Williams (running back born 1977) — For other uses, see Clarence Williams. Clarence Williams No. 21     Arizona Cardinals Date of birth: May 16, 1977 (1977 05 16) (age 34) Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan …

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  • 127take the can back —    to be held responsible    See carry the can for a dissertation on this usage:     Nobody wanted to take the can back. (B. Forbes, 1986) …

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  • 128go back on — /ˌgəυ bæk ɒn/ verb not to carry out something after you have promised to do it ● Two months later they went back on the agreement …

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