back to front
idiom
of a piece of clothing
: with the back where the front should be
He accidentally put the sweater on back to front.
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Flick’s team are reliant on Pedri for their ball progression from back to front as well as in the attacking third.
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Thom Harris, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
By horizontally drawing the brush gently across the stylus from back to front and applying as little upward pressure as possible, the soft and anti-static bristles can remove any dry fluff and dust.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
From back to front, Arsenal’s players all performed at the top level.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
From back to front in little more than seven seconds.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 26 Apr. 2024
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Thom Harris, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
By horizontally drawing the brush gently across the stylus from back to front and applying as little upward pressure as possible, the soft and anti-static bristles can remove any dry fluff and dust.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
From back to front, Arsenal’s players all performed at the top level.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
From back to front in little more than seven seconds.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 26 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for back to front
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“Back to front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20to%20front. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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