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Идиомы на букву B

• back and forth
  туда сюда, взад и вперёд, в ту и другую сторону

  Lionel nervously paced the room back and forth.
• back down
  отступать, отказываться от своих притязаний или требований

  I could see that Allan would back down if I stood firm.
• back down (from someone or something)
  отступаться, отказываться от чего-либо

  I saw that Ann was right, so I decided to back down from further arguing.
• back in circulation
  вернуть в обращение, снова стать доступным

  The textbooks are back in circulation; the students have returned them to the library.
• back of beyond
  самый отдалённый участок, глушь (у чёрта на куличках)

  I could hardly imagine that Lucy lived so far, practically at the back of beyond.
• back on one's feet
  снова встать на ноги (вернуть себе прежнее положение)

  Ms. Drurry has undergone a serious operation and now she is back on her feet.
• back out (of something)
  отказываться от обещания, уклоняться, отступать

  "Look here, Adam! You have made a promise, and you can't back out of it."
• back the wrong horse
  делать ставку не на того (человека)

  In voting for Senator Plush, voters in 1992 were backing the wrong horse.
• back to basics
  возврат к традиционному образованию

  Miss Potters is sure that it is necessary to go back to basics if you want to get good results.
• back to square one
  вернуться к началу чего-либо

  Kelly was back to square one in her desire to renew her project.
• back to the drawing board
  начать с чистого листа, начать всё с начала

  Cora must have failed to achieve good results in her experiment so she had to go back to the drawing board.
• back to the salt mines
  вернуться к чему-либо с большой неохотой; например к работе, которую не хочется делать

  The work was tedious; they finished their coffee and went back to the salt mines.
• back up (someone or something)
  поддержать кого-либо или что-либо

  Collin's proposal was silly that's why nobody backed it up.
• back-to-back
  (сидеть) спина к спине

  On the beach I saw Mary and Jane; they were sitting back-to-back.
• behind (someone's) back
  за чьей-то спиной, тайно

  I hate people who gossip behind my back.
• behind one's back
  (делать что-либо) за чьей-либо спиной

  I hate people who gossip behind my back.
• break the back of (something)
  сломить, уничтожить, погубить, сломить сопротивление

  One mistake may break the back of the whole enterprise.