get back (verb)
121hang back — verb to lag or linger behind (Freq. 1) But in so many other areas we still are dragging • Syn: ↑drag, ↑trail, ↑get behind, ↑drop behind, ↑drop back • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
122be glad to see the back of — verb To be glad to get rid of someone; to be glad someone has left. After his mother in law stayed for two weeks, he was glad to see the back of her …
123Germanic strong verb — In the Germanic languages, a strong verb is one which marks its past tense by means of ablaut. In English, these are verbs like sing, sang, sung. The term strong verb is a translation of German starkes Verb , which was coined by the linguist… …
124English modal verb — English grammar series English grammar Contraction Disputes in English grammar English compound English honorifics English personal pronouns English plural English relative clauses English verbs English irregular verbs English moda …
125Serial verb construction — The serial verb construction is a syntactic phenomenon common to many African and Asian languages. In this construction, two or more verbs can be juxtaposed in one clause, sharing the same subject (or subject and object) and tense aspect modality …
126claw back — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone claws back some of the money or power they had lost, they get some of it back again. [BRIT] [V P n (not pron)] They will eventually be able to claw back all or most of the debt... [V P n (not pron)] In the meantime his… …
127pay back — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you pay back some money that you have borrowed or taken from someone, you give them an equal sum of money at a later time. [V P n (not pron)] He burst into tears, begging her to forgive him and swearing to pay back everything… …
128carry sth back — UK US carry sth back Phrasal Verb with carry({{}}/ˈkæri/ verb [T] ► ACCOUNTING to copy an amount of money on an earlier page or column of an account, or to move it to an earlier accounting period: carry sth back to sth »Companies operating at a… …
