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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Iowa’s defense is built from back to front, but that description doesn’t tell the whole story.
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Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
At times, United wants to play a chaotic style of play that opens up space and moves from back to front quickly.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Learning the show back to front, and also researching multiple reference performances gave us the best chance of predicting what Billy might do on the night.
—Eda Yu, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
In a sense, the radicalization argument looks at the jihadists’ journey from back to front.
—Kenan Malik, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2015
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Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
At times, United wants to play a chaotic style of play that opens up space and moves from back to front quickly.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Learning the show back to front, and also researching multiple reference performances gave us the best chance of predicting what Billy might do on the night.
—Eda Yu, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
In a sense, the radicalization argument looks at the jihadists’ journey from back to front.
—Kenan Malik, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2015
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“Back to front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20to%20front. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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