back to back

adverb

(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.

Words nearby back to back

backswing, backsword, backswordman, back talk, back the wrong horse, back to back, back-to-basics, back to the drawing board, back to the salt mines, back to the wall, backtrack

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Example sentences from the Web for back to back

Back-to-back Derby winner Yoenis Céspedes will now suit up as an American League outfield reserve.
Can Baseball’s All-Star Game Be Saved?|Peter C. Bjarkman|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So there I was, in the position of doing two shows that were going to be on back-to-back nights.
Allison Janney’s Incredible ‘Double O’ and That ‘Masters of Sex’ Love Scene|Jason Lynch|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are two back-to-back forty-five-minute segments without commercials.
Why Americans Should Love the World Cup|Sean Wilsey|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not many people would invite two back-to-back prison trips after two years of hard labor.
Putin’s Police Arrest Pussy Riot Again In Court Crackdown|Michael Weiss|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I watched Her and American Hustle back-to-back, and I thought she crushed it in both movies.
Aubrey Plaza on Playing A Zombie in ‘Life After Beth,’ the ‘Daria’ Movie, and More|Marlow Stern|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Back-to-back, they fired, thrust, hewed and hacked at the swarming enemy.
The Iron Division, National Guard of Pennsylvania, in the World War|H. G. Proctor
T' house wheer I'd bin livin' were a back-to-back house, facin' north, so as we niver gat no sun thro' yeer's end to yeer's end.
More Tales of the Ridings|Frederic Moorman
It is a curious double (back-to-back) statue of Ste. Anne and the Virgin.
The Cathedrals of Southern France|Francis Miltoun
Here are two back-to-back rear tenements, with dark bedrooms on the south.
The Battle with the Slum|Jacob A. Riis.

British Dictionary definitions for back to back

back-to-back

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

informal consecutive

commerce

denoting a credit arrangement in which a finance house acts as an intermediary to conceal the identity of the seller from the buyer
denoting a loan from one company to another in a different country using a finance house to provide the loan but not the funding

noun

a house or terrace built in back-to-back style

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with back to back

back to back

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]

单词	back to back
释义	back to back adverb (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. Words nearby back to back backswing, backsword, backswordman, back talk, back the wrong horse, back to back, back-to-basics, back to the drawing board, back to the salt mines, back to the wall, backtrack Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for back to back Back-to-back Derby winner Yoenis Céspedes will now suit up as an American League outfield reserve. Can Baseball’s All-Star Game Be Saved?\|Peter C. Bjarkman\|July 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST So there I was, in the position of doing two shows that were going to be on back-to-back nights. Allison Janney’s Incredible ‘Double O’ and That ‘Masters of Sex’ Love Scene\|Jason Lynch\|July 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST There are two back-to-back forty-five-minute segments without commercials. Why Americans Should Love the World Cup\|Sean Wilsey\|June 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Not many people would invite two back-to-back prison trips after two years of hard labor. Putin’s Police Arrest Pussy Riot Again In Court Crackdown\|Michael Weiss\|February 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I watched Her and American Hustle back-to-back, and I thought she crushed it in both movies. Aubrey Plaza on Playing A Zombie in ‘Life After Beth,’ the ‘Daria’ Movie, and More\|Marlow Stern\|January 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Back-to-back, they fired, thrust, hewed and hacked at the swarming enemy. The Iron Division, National Guard of Pennsylvania, in the World War\|H. G. Proctor T' house wheer I'd bin livin' were a back-to-back house, facin' north, so as we niver gat no sun thro' yeer's end to yeer's end. More Tales of the Ridings\|Frederic Moorman It is a curious double (back-to-back) statue of Ste. Anne and the Virgin. The Cathedrals of Southern France\|Francis Miltoun Here are two back-to-back rear tenements, with dark bedrooms on the south. The Battle with the Slum\|Jacob A. Riis. British Dictionary definitions for back to back back-to-back 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 informal consecutive commerce denoting a credit arrangement in which a finance house acts as an intermediary to conceal the identity of the seller from the buyer denoting a loan from one company to another in a different country using a finance house to provide the loan but not the funding noun a house or terrace built in back-to-back style Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with back to back back to back 1 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] 2 Consecutively, one after another, as in I'm exhausted; I had three meetings back to back. [Mid-1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to back to back later, adjacent, adjoining, after, alongside, beside, close, coming, consequent, ensuing, following, meeting, neighboring, proximate, subsequent, touching, abutting, attached, closest, coterminous
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back to back

adverb

adjective Also back-to-back.

Words nearby back to back

Example sentences from the Web for back to back

British Dictionary definitions for back to back

adjective (usually postpositive)

noun

Idioms and Phrases with back to back

Words related to back to back