Backswordman
a person who uses a backsword.
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- Back talk
an impudent response; impudence. to answer back. Contemporary Examples Push back more—with votes, with money, and with plenty of back talk! How Women (and Men) Can Have It All—Now Elizabeth Gregory June 26, 2012 Historical Examples The first thing, sir, is that Im going to be obeyed, without question and without any back talk. Cursed […]
- Back the wrong horse
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing. a fully mature male animal of this type; stallion. any of several odd-toed ungulates belonging to the family Equidae, including the horse, zebra, donkey, and ass, […]
- Back to square one
back to square one adverb phrase Returned to the starting point, usually having wasted a great deal of effort; no farther ahead: Which means we’re basically back to square one Related Terms go back to square one [1960s+ British; origin uncertain, perhaps fr one of various board games]
- Back to the drawing board
a rectangular board on which paper is placed or mounted for drawing or drafting. back to the drawing board, back to the original or an earlier stage of planning or development: Our plan didn’t work out, so it’s back to the drawing board. on the drawing board, in the planning or design stage: The shopping […]
- Back to the salt mines
back to the salt mines adverb phrase Returned to hard work and unremitting discomfort after a period of relative ease and pleasure: I had a week off, then back to the salt mines [1920s+; fr the tradition of Russian penal servitude in Siberian salt mines] Resume work, usually with some reluctance, as in With my […]