The Open Dictionary

back to back

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Pharse

Definition (position)

  1. Positioned closely together with their backs facing each other.

    • The office was crowded with computers, so we had to sit back to back, forming long rows.

    • The soldiers sat back to back on the sandbags.

    • Insert the two forks back to back into the root clump.

Definition (sequence)

  1. Occurring consecutively without any breaks or interruptions.

    • After a short break, we will play three Rolling Stones classics back to back.

    • He is definitely improving; he now has many good days back to back.

    • We were very tired after filming three movies back to back.