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back and forthunsureRate it:

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back-to-back-to-backsequential or consecutive, in the case of exactly three events.Rate it:

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put forthTo give or supply; to make or create.Rate it:

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bring forthTo produce, bear as fruit.Rate it:

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bring forthTo create, generate, bring into existence.Rate it:

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bring forthTo give birth.Rate it:

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bring forthTo display, produce, bring out for display.Rate it:

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sally forth!An archaic military term. To exit a fortified position in order to assault a besieging force. The meaning has become more metaphorical over time.Rate it:

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and so forthIndicates that a list continues in a similar manner.Rate it:

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burst forthTo eruptRate it:

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call forthTo induce, inspire.Rate it:

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come forthTo move forward and into view, to emerge, to appear.Rate it:

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give forthTo utter or publish.Rate it:

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give forthTo emit or release something.Rate it:

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give forthTo emanate.Rate it:

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go forthTo be divulged or made generally known; to emanate.Rate it:

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go forthTo depart from a place; to set out.Rate it:

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hold forthTalk at great length; expatiate; harangue.Rate it:

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hold forthTo extend or offer, propose.Rate it:

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pour forthTo be uttered, especially in a long flow of speech.Rate it:

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pour forthTo appear in large quantity or large numbers.Rate it:

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pour forthTo emit in large quantity or large numbers.Rate it:

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send forthTo emit; to produce; to let outRate it:

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set forthTo start.Rate it:

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set forthTo begin a journey or expedition.Rate it:

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set forthTo present for consideration; to propose.Rate it:

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set forthTo state; describe; give an account of.Rate it:

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so on and so forthIndicates that a list continues in a similar manner.Rate it:

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back-to-backWith one's back facing somebody else's back.Rate it:

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back-to-backIdentical or similar and sequential.Rate it:

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back-cloth starAn actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself.Rate it:

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bare backRiding a horse without a saddle.Rate it:

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be glad to see the back ofTo be glad to get rid of someone; to be glad someone has left.Rate it:

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break one's backTo make a supreme effort.Rate it:

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bring backTo reenact an old rule or law.Rate it:

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but, satisfaction brought it backa common rejoinder to "curiosity killed the cat"Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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circle backTo revisit a topic, concept or idea after having put it on the back burner; to return to a place or locationRate it:

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dial backTo reduce; to restrain.Rate it:

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Eyes in the Back of Your HeadTo be able to imagine and feel what is happening behind or outside of one's field of visionRate it:

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have someone's backTo be prepared and willing to support or defend (someone).Rate it:

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hold backTo act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.Rate it:

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in through the back doorTo introduce a measure in a way which one's opponents will not notice.Rate it:

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look backTo look behind oneself.Rate it:

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Straw that Broke Camel's BackOne last mistake leading to previous calamity or trouble, not able to bear more than one’s capacity,Rate it:

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walk backUsed other than as an idiom: see walk, back.Rate it:

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you scratch my back and i'll scratch yoursIf you do me a favor then I will do you a favor; quid pro quo.Rate it:

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kick backTo relax.Rate it:

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put backTo return something to it's original place.Rate it:

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bounce backTo recover from a negative without seemingly any damage.Rate it:

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