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back to back

UK/ˌbæk.təˈbæk/US/ˌbæk.təˈbæk/
phraseB1Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

Back to back means with backs touching, facing away. Stand back to back, back to back houses.

It also means one immediately after another, so two meetings can be back to back. Back to back houses were built sharing a rear wall, and whole cities of them were cleared in the last century.

Definitions of back to back

  1. 1phraseback to backWith backs touching, facing away.B1

    “They stood back to back to see who was taller.”

back to back is a phrase.

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