get back (verb)

  • 61get off someone's back — verb To cease pestering or criticizing someone, i.e. to leave them alone …

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  • 62get one's back up — verb To become angry, defensive, or irritable …

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  • 63get on somebody's case — verb To lecture, berate, or complain to somebody, especially to find fault or criticize. His boss was always getting on his case about his standards of dress, even though he worked well and seldom left the back room. Syn: harangue …

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  • 64back — I [[t]bæ̱k[/t]] ADVERB USES ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, back is also used in phrasal verbs such as date back and fall back on .) 1) ADV: ADV after v, oft ADV prep If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in… …

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  • 65back — I. /bæk / (say bak) noun 1. the hinder part of the human body, extending from the neck to the end of the spine. 2. the part of the body of animals corresponding to the human back. 3. the rear portion of any part or organ of the body: the back of… …

  • 66win back — verb recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost (Freq. 2) We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company He got back his son from the kidnappers • Syn: ↑get back • Hypernyms: ↑get, ↑acquire …

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  • 67fall back — verb 1. fall backwards and down (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑lean back, ↑recline • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s 2. hang (back) or fall ( …

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  • 68get sth back — UK US get sth back Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to be given something again that you had before: »If you re not careful when you invest in some markets, you ll never get your money back …

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  • 69get on — 1) PHR V RECIP If you get on with someone, you like them and have a friendly relationship with them. [pl n V P] The host fears the guests won t get on... [V P with n] What are your neighbours like? Do you get on with them? Syn: get along …

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  • 70back — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See rear. v. t. support; aid; promote, fund, finance (See means); stand behind, encourage. v. i. move backward, reverse. See regression. Ant., front. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rear, hinder, after,… …

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