Фразеологизмы со словом back. Страница два

back street

A street not near the main streets or from which it is hard to get to a main street.

We got lost in the back streets going through the city and it took us a half hour to find our way again.

back talk

A sassy, impudent reply.

Such back talk will get you nowhere, young man!

back the wrong horse

To support a loser.

In voting for George Bush, voters in 1992 were backing the wrong horse.

back to basics

дословно: Назад к основам
Возврат к традиционным идеям или методам.

The teacher believes that back to basics is important in her classroom and the parents are happy with the results.

Преподаватель верит, что возвращение к основам важно в ее классе, а родители довольны результата.

back to square one

Дословно: назад к первому квадрату.
Начать заново; вернуться к началу.

The investigation was back to square one when Mrs. Earle proved she wasn't anywhere near the crime.

Расследование вернулось к тому, с чего началось, когда миссис Эрл подтвердила, что и близко не находилась с местом преступления.

back to the salt mines

Back to the job; back to work; back to work that is as hard or as unpleasant as working in a salt mine would be. An overworked phrase, used humorously.

"Vacation is over," said Billy. "Back to the salt mines."

The lunch hour is over, boys. Back to the salt mines!

back to the wall

back against the wall

In a trap, with no way to escape; in bad trouble.

He was in debt and could not get any help; his back was against the wall.

The soldiers had their backs to the wall.

The team had their backs to the wall in the second half.

back up

To move backwards.

I couldn’t back my car up because there was a bicycle in the driveway behind me.

The train was backing up.

To help or be ready to help; stay behind to help; agree with and speak in support of.

Jim has joined the Boy Scouts and his father is backing him up.

Jim told us what had happened and Bob backed him up.

The principal backs up the faculty.

Ursula asked her friends to back her up when she went to court to fight a ticket for an illegal lane change on the highway.

To return to a previous thought.

Wait a minute. Could you back up and say that again?

To move behind (another fielder) in order to catch the ball if he misses it.

The shortstop backed up the second baseman on the throw.