Back o’ bourke
adverb
(austral) in a remote or backward place
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- Back of
the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine. the part of the body of animals corresponding to the human back. the rear portion of any part of the body: the back of the head. the whole body, with reference to clothing: the clothes on his […]
- Back of beyond
remote; out-of-the-way; isolated. extremely remote. for example, john’s about to move to some tiny island, truly back of beyond. this term, used as a humorous exaggeration, relies on the meaning of beyond (or the beyond) as “a distant place, beyond human experience.” [ early 1800s ]
- Back of one's hand
rejection or contempt, as in unimpressed with him, she gave the back of her hand to his suggestion. this phrase is usually the object of a verb such as give or show. [ second half of 1700s ] back of the hand similarly means “an insult” in the term back-handed compliment (see under know like […]
- Back on one's feet
see: on one’s feet
- Back order
commerce. an order or part of an order waiting to be filled. to treat as a back order: we have to back-order your sofa until the new fabric arrives. historical examples the more usual custom is to give the back order the same number as the original of which it is a part. cyclopedia of […]