(of two similar events) following one immediately after the other; in unbroken sequence; consecutively: After losing all day, he picked winners back to back in the last two races. adjective Also back-to-back. adjacent or contiguous but oppositely oriented; having the backs close together or adjoining: The seats in the day coach are back to back. Stud Poker. (of a pair) consisting of the hole card and the first upcard: He had aces back to back.
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later, abutting, adjacent, adjoining, after, alongside, attached, beside, close, coming, consequent, coterminous, ensuing, following, hard by, meeting, nearest, neighboring, on the side, proximate
So, Islamized teaching sends girls back home for marriage and housework, and remains exclusively for boys.
I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
Ages back—let musty geologists tell us how long ago—'twas a lake, larger than the Lake of Geneva.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
The boys were tumbling about, clinging to his legs, imploring that numerous things be brought back to them.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
With a suffocating gasp, she fell back into the chair on which she sat, and covered her face with her hands.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Each day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.
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adjective (usually postpositive) facing in opposite directions, often with the backs touching mainly British (of urban houses) built so that their backs are joined or separated only by a narrow alley commerce
a house or terrace built in back-to-back style
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With backs close together or touching, as in In the first and second rows of the bus, the seats were back to back, an unusual arrangement. This term also can be applied to persons who stand facing in opposite directions and with their backs touching. [Mid-1800s] Consecutively, one after another, as in I'm exhausted; I had three meetings back to back. [Mid-1900s]
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back-to-back
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+ Adjective
- liên tiếp, liên tục, nối liền nhau
- They have had five back-to-back wins.
Họ đã có năm trận thắng liên tiếp.
- They have had five back-to-back wins.
+ Noun
- (xây dựng) nhà trong một dãy được xây đấu lưng (quay lưng lại) với nhà ở dãy kế tiếp
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