backward and forward 관용구
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adv. phr. To the full extent; in all details; thoroughly; completely.
He understood automobile engines backwards and forwards. He knew basketball rules backwards and forwards. I explained matters to him so that he understood backwards and forwards how it was.
backward and forward
backward and forward Also,
backwards and forwards.
1) Same as
back and forth.
2) Thoroughly, completely, as in
He read the speech over and over, until he knew it backwards and forwards. [Late 1500s]
backward(s) and forward(s)
Back and forth; affective in one administration and again the opposite. Can be acclimated actually to accredit to article or addition affective in such a way, or figuratively to accredit to a bearings in which no advance is fabricated (e.g., an argument). I was pacing backwards and assiduously in my allowance aftermost night, annoying about this morning's exam. The two candidates debated the gun laws astern and forward, but neither could action a advantageous band-aid in the end.Learn more: andbackward and forward
Also, backwards and forwards.
1. Same as back and forth.
2. Thoroughly, completely, as in He apprehend the accent over and over, until he knew it backwards and forwards. [Late 1500s] Learn more: and, backward, forward
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