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back-to-back
back-to-back (băk′tə-băk′)adj. Consecutive; successive: back-to-back performances; back-to-back home runs.back-to-back adj (usually postpositive) 1. facing in opposite directions, often with the backs touching2. (Building) chiefly Brit (of urban houses) built so that their backs are joined or separated only by a narrow alley3. informal consecutive4. (Commerce) commerce a. denoting a credit arrangement in which a finance house acts as an intermediary to conceal the identity of the seller from the buyerb. denoting a loan from one company to another in a different country using a finance house to provide the loan but not the funding n (Building) a house or terrace built in back-to-back style Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | back-to-back - one after the other; "back-to-back home runs"consecutivesucceeding - coming after or following |
Translationsback-to-back
back-to-back1. adjective Consecutive and in quick succession; one after another. The team secured back-to-back victories this afternoon, thanks to their fantastic goalkeeper.2. adjective Of houses, built so that the back gardens or terraces of two houses are conjoined and then bisected by a partitioning wall or small alley. Primarily heard in UK. We were worried that our new back-to-back house wouldn't offer as much privacy, but our terrace is completely our own.3. adverb Done or occurring consecutively and in quick succession. They're going to show the two films back-to-back this afternoon.4. noun A house with back-to-back gardens or terraces. Primarily heard in UK. The new housing estate is going to be made up entirely of back-to-backs.back-to-back 1. Lit. adjacent and touching backs. They started the duel by standing back-to-back. Two people who stand back-to-back can manage to see in all directions. 2. Fig. following immediately. (Actually such things are front to back, with the "end" of one event followed in time by the beginning of another.) The doctor had appointments set up back-to-back all day long. I have three lecture courses back-to-back every day of the week.back to back1. 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] See also: backˌback to ˈback
1 if two people stand back to back, they stand with their backs facing or touching each other
2 if two or more things happen back to back, they happen one after the other: back-to-back victories/successesSee also: back back to back Consecutively and without interruption: presented three speeches back to back.See also: backAcronymsSeeby the byback-to-back
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