Test your vocabulary with our 10-question quiz!
TAKE THE QUIZ“the back”
The following 11 entries include the term the back.
a pat on the back
noun phrase: a show of praise or approval
a slap on the back
noun phrase: the act of slapping someone's back usually to express praise or approval
at/in the back of one's mind
idiom: in the part of one's mind where thoughts and memories are kept but that are not usually thought about or not perfectly remembered
have eyes in the back of one's head
idiom—used to say a person has seen or noticed something that is behind him or her
know something like the back of one's hand
idiom: to know something completely
on the back burner
idiom: in the position of something that will not receive immediate attention and action
on the back of
idiom: because of or on the strength of (something)
push (something) to the back of one's mind
idiom: to try not to think about (something)
see the back of
idiom: to be glad to see someone finally going away
the back of beyond
noun phrase: a place that is very far from other places and people : a remote place
through the back door
idiom: in a secret or indirect way
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
