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BACK OF or IN BACK OF,

BEHIND ONE'S BACK,

EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE'S HEAD,

GET ONE'S BACK UP,

GIVE THE SHIRT OFF ONE'S BACK,

LIKE WATER OFF A DUCK'S BACK,

OFF ONE'S BACK,

PAT ON THE BACK,

PIN ONE'S EARS BACK,

PUT BACK THE CLOCK or TURN BACK THE CLOCK,

PUT ONE'S BACK TO IT,

SCRATCH ONE'S BACK,

SET BACK ON ONE'S HEELS,

STAB IN THE BACK,

TAKE A BACK SEAT,

TALK BACK also ANSWER BACK,

TURN ONE'S BACK ON,

WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON ONE'S SHOULDERS or WORLD ON ONE'S BACK,

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[back-to-back] {adv.} 1. Immediately following. * /The health clinic had back-to-back appointments for the new students during the first week of school./ 2. Very close to, as if touching. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

[hark back] {v.}, {literary} 1. To recall or turn back to an earlier time or happening. * /Judy is always harking back to the good times she had at camp./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

[drop back] {v.} To move or step backwards; retreat. * /The soldiers dropped back before the enemy's attack./ * /The quarterback dropped back to pass the football./ Compare: [DRAW BACK], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

[off one's back] {adj. phr.} 1. {informal} Stopped from bothering one; removed as an annoyance or pest. * /"Having a kid brother always following me is a nuisance," Mary told […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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