Смысл: back off 
back off [ʹbækʹɒf]
phr v
<Í> 1. 1) отстраняться, отступать
back off! - сл.
2) отступать; идти на попятный
2.разг.
3. изгибаться назад
<Í> 1. 1) отстраняться, отступать
2) отступать; идти на попятный
2.
3. изгибаться назад
back of Идиома
back off
eyes in the back of one
in the back of my mind
know like the back of your hand
have eyes in the back of one's head
Idiom(s): have eyes in the back of one's headTheme: MONITORING
to seem to be able to sense what is going on outside of one's vision.
• My teacher seems to have eyes in the back of her head.
• My teacher doesn't need to have eyes in the back of his head. He watches us very carefully.
break the back of
Idiom(s): break the back of sthTheme: DOMINATION - END
to end the domination of something; to reduce the power of something.
• The government has worked for years to break the back of organized crime.
• This new medicine should break the back of the epidemic.
back of the beyond
Idiom(s): back of the beyondTheme: LOCATION
the most remote place; somewhere very remote. (Informal.)
• John hardly ever comes to the city. He lives at the back of the beyond.
• Mary likes lively entertainment, but her husband likes to vacation in the back of the beyond.
stand in back of
Idiom(s): stand behind someone or something AND stand (in) back of someone or somethingTheme: SUPPORT
to endorse or guarantee something or the actions of a person.
• Our company stands behind this product 100 percent.
• I stand behind Bill and everything he does.
know like the back of one's hand
Idiom(s): know sb or sth like the palm of one's hand AND know sb or sth like the back of one's hand; knowsb or sth like a book
Theme: KNOWLEDGE
to know someone or something very well.
• Of course I know John. I know him like the back of my hand.
• I know him like a book.
Break the back of the beast
If you break the back of the beast, you accomplish a challenge.Fall off the back of a lorry
(UK) If someone tries to sell you something that has fallen of the back of a lorry, they are trying to sell you stolen goods.Like the back of your hand
If you know something like the back of your hand, you know it very well indeed.Talk out of the back of your head
If someone is talking out of the back of their head, they are talking rubbish.know something like the back of your hand
know something extremely well: "He knows London like the back of his hand."have eyes in the back of your head
warn someone that you can see exactly what they are doing: "Don't make those signs at me - I've got eyes in the back of my head!"back down|back|back off
v., informal To give up a claim; not follow up a threat. Bill said he could beat Ted, but when Ted put up his fists Bill backed down. Harry claimed Joe had taken his book, but backed down when the teacher talked with him.Synonym: BEAT A RETREAT.
Compare: BACK OUT, GIVE IN, GO BACK ON1.
back of|back|in back of
prep. 1. In or at the rear of; to the back of; behind. The garage is hack of the house. Our car was in hack of theirs at the traffic light. 2. informal Being a cause or reason for; causing. Hard work was back of his success. The principal tried to find out what was back of the trouble on the bus. 3. informal In support or encouragement of; helping, clones will be elected because many powerful men are back of him. Get in back of your team by cheering them at the game.eyes in the back of one's head|eye|eyes|head
n. phr., informal Ability to know what happens when your back is turned. Mother must have eyes in the back of her head, because she always knows when I do something wrong.back of
back ofAlso, at the back of; in back of. Behind; also, supporting. For example, The special brands were stored back of the counter, or “Franklin stood back of me in everything I wanted to do” (Eleanor Roosevelt, quoted by Catherine Drinker Bowen, Atlantic Monthly, March 1970). The first term, dating from the late 1600s, was long criticized as an undesirable colloquialism but today is generally considered acceptable. The variants, at the back of, from about 1400, and in back of, from the early 1900s, also can be used both literally and figuratively and could be substituted for back of in either example. Also see back of beyond.
back of beyond
back of beyondExtremely remote. For example, John's about to move to some tiny island, truly back of beyond. This term, used as a humorous exaggeration, relies on the meaning of beyond (or the beyond) as “a distant place, beyond human experience.” [Early 1800s]
back of one's hand
back of one's handRejection or contempt, as in Unimpressed with him, she gave the back of her hand to his suggestion. This phrase is usually the object of a verb such as give or show. [Second half of 1700s] Back of the hand similarly means “an insult” in the term back-handed compliment (see under left-handed compliment) but has a quite different meaning in know like the back of one's hand (see under know like a book).
back of one's mind
back of one's mindThe remote part of one's mind or memory, as in With the idea of quitting in the back of his mind, he turned down the next assignment. [c. 1900]
eyes in the back of one's head, have
eyes in the back of one's head, haveBe more aware of what is happening than is generally realized. For example, Even when he's away he always knows what the staff are doing—he has eyes in the back of his head, or With such hostile colleagues she needs to have eyes in the back of her head. [Mid-1500s]
give the back of one's hand
give the back of one's handsee back of one's hand.
in back of
in back ofsee back of.
see the back of
see the back ofBe finished with, as in I hope we've seen the back of Betsy; she is terribly rude. This idiom transfers literally seeing someone's back because they are leaving to a more figurative and permanent departure. Also see see the last of.
(in) aback of (something)
Behind something. There was some added honey in the cabinet—I begin it in aback of all the atom boxes.Learn more: back, ofback of
Also, at the aback of; in aback of. Behind; also, supporting. For example, The appropriate brands were stored aback of the counter, or "Franklin stood aback of me in aggregate I capital to do" (Eleanor Roosevelt, quoted by Catherine Drinker Bowen, Atlantic Monthly, March 1970). The aboriginal term, dating from the backward 1600s, was continued criticized as an abominable argot but today is about advised acceptable. The variants, at the aback of, from about 1400, and in aback of, from the aboriginal 1900s, additionally can be acclimated both actually and figuratively and could be commissioned for back of in either example. Additionally see back of beyond. Learn more: back, of
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