to scratch sb's back

  • 31back — I adj., adv. 1) back to (things are back to normal) 2) way back (way back in the eighteenth century) 3) (misc.) to go back on one s promise/word ( to fail to keep one s promise ) II n. part of the body opposite to the front 1) to turn one s back… …

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  • 32scratch — scratch1 [skrætʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(rub your skin)¦ 2¦(cut somebody s skin)¦ 3¦(make a mark)¦ 4¦(animals)¦ 5¦(remove something)¦ 6¦(remove writing)¦ 7¦(make a noise)¦ 8 scratch the surface 9 scratch your head 10¦(stop something happening)¦ …

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  • 33scratch — 01. Can you please [scratch] my back under my left shoulder? It s really itchy, and I can t reach it. 02. Dad is going to freak out when he founds out you [scratched] the car. 03. The little girl s arms were covered in [scratches] from her new… …

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  • 34Scratch Action Hero — Birdy Nam Nam Birdy Nam Nam Birdy Nam Nam live à Paris en janvier 2007 (de gauche à droite : Crazy B, Need, Little Mike, Pone) Pays d’origin …

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  • 35Scratch Aktion Hiro — Birdy Nam Nam Birdy Nam Nam Birdy Nam Nam live à Paris en janvier 2007 (de gauche à droite : Crazy B, Need, Little Mike, Pone) Pays d’origin …

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  • 36Scratch or Stitch — Infobox Album | Name = Scratch or Stitch Type = studio Artist = Melt Banana Released = November 1995 (CD) May 1996 (LP, CD) Recorded = July August 1995 Genre = Noise rock Length = 31:13 Label = Meldac (Japan) Skin Graft (U.S.) Producer = Steve… …

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  • 37back — 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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  • 38scratch — 1 verb 1 RUB YOU SKIN (I, T) to rub your skin with your nails, especially because it itches (itch1 (1)): Try not to scratch those mosquito bites. 2 MAKE A MARK (T) to rub something sharp or rough against a hard surface so that it makes a thin… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 39scratch — [skrætʃ] verb I 1) [I/T] to pull your nails along your skin, especially because you have an ITCH that makes you want to do this Scratch my back for me.[/ex] 2) [T] to damage a surface by cutting it slightly or marking it with something sharp or… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 40scratch — scratchable, adj. scratchably, adv. scratcher, n. scratchless, adj. scratchlike, adj. /skrach/, v.t. 1. to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one s hand on a nail. 2. to… …

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