"Back off" - To get out of the way, stop the current action, stop messing with a person, or to turn down the intensity of a relationship.
Eample: "I'm warning you, you'd better back off!"
"Back away" - Usually a command, telling someone to back up, such as after a cop tells someone to put down their weapon.
Example: "Put down that gun! Now back away from it slowly with your hands where I can see them..."
"Get back" - To seek revenge, a command to stand out of the way, to return, or to become the top of one's game again.
Examples:
"I'm getting back at him for what he did to my sister."
"Get back, this might catch on fire."
"I will get back to New York tomorrow."
"I plan to get back to living and enjoy life."
"got back" - To return from a place. It is also from a hip-hop song. "Baby got back" means that the woman in the song has large buttocks. So if you say a woman has "back," then it means in street slang that her buttocks are large.
Examples:
"I just got back from Philly on the red-eye flight."
"Look at her! She's got some back on her!"
"Stand back" - Usually a warning to step away from whatever because something could go wrong.
Example: "I'm going to flip this switch. Stand back! This could explode."
Common phrases that contain the word "change" include "change of heart," which refers to a shift in feelings or opinions, and "change your mind," indicating a decision to reconsider or adopt a different viewpoint. Another phrase is "change for the better," suggesting a positive transformation, while "change is constant" highlights the inevitability of change in life.
Here is a common saying that uses the word reliable. As reliable as a screen door on a submarine.
check book
Shining Stars! Reach for the Stars! Shoot for the Stars!
In ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, there isn't a direct equivalent for the modern greeting "hi." However, a common way to greet someone was to say "ankh," which means "life." This word can be represented using hieroglyphs that depict the ankh symbol, which looks like a cross with a loop at the top. Additionally, greetings often included phrases expressing goodwill or health.
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pig out put out
BIG
"at school taking a test"
diamond in the rough
Cut it out!Who cut the cheese?
Worry wart Why worry? No worries!
"Class, turn to page <number here> in your textbook."
not just another pretty faceThat must have cost a pretty penny.sitting pretty
connect the dotsconnecting flightsthere's a disconnect between . . .a failure to connectto connect with someone
grand slam. grand scheme of things. grand total. 1 grand
One common phrase I know using the word house is "a house is a house is a house is a house..."This one is on the house. (meaning free of charge)goin' to the big house (prison)