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To fight something back is to fight it until it backs off or lessens. This idiom means that you are defeating the thing, or making it retreat partially. You usually see this used in situations where something is encroaching and you are trying to make more space (either literally or figuratively).
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Meaning in sindhis' to back out of something?
To back out of something
What does the phrase 'back into the fray' mean?
Back into the fight. Could also mean back into the struggle of life.
What is the meaning of 'back to back' idioms and phrase?
consecutive; one follows the other with no others in between
What does the phrase 'dust off' mean?
There are a few different meanings to the phrase "dust off". The slang meaning of this phrase is "to beat or punch someone". Other meanings can include "To wipe the dust off something" or "to put something into use that has not been used in a long time".
What is the meaning of the phrase in and out?
Depending on the context, it could mean a quick stop somewhere, meaning "I'm going in, then coming right back out... in and out." It could mean that there is a back and fourth motion occurring within something, like a piston in and out of a cylander. It could also be the title of the film "In and Out"
What is the meaning of the phrase Made in the shade?
It meant Success Guaranteed back in the 1950s.
What is the meaning of phrase to back spear?
to question in order to bring out some information.
What is the meaning of the phrase nothing can crack the turtle's back?
cause it sounds funny
What is the meaning of the phrase 'two dead hawks on the alchemist's shoulder'?
i am not very ssure but i think it means like you are guilty of something and you know it but you have not told anyone and the guilt is slowly killing you and holding you back
What is the whole story?
"The whole story" is a phrase that refers to a narrative or something that is told. The common meaning is an explanation of how something happened, in which way and what caused it. The point is that someone is telling something to another person in such a way that it has an understandable continuity from beginning to end. Another meaning of the whole story has to do with truthfulness. For example, if you say "I don't think you are telling me the whole story" then the meaning is: I don't think you have told me everything of importance about something, or that I believe you are intentionally keeping something back or hiding something from me.
What does the phrase on the back burner mean?
To put on the back burner means to delay doing something till later.
Back to basics or back to basis?
It is 'Back to basics' and not 'back to basis'. When you do something and fail, you are advised to go 'back to basics'.
