Banks will try to lend you an umbrella on a sunny day, but they will turn their backs on a rainy day.
Source: tatoeba (18450)
Backs
/bæks/
Synonyms for "backs" (18 found)
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17 entriesback coverback panelbacking sheetcervical regiondefensive backendorsementfundinggrantslumbar regionrear surfacerecederetreatreverserunning backsacral regionsponsorship
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Collocations
12 entriesback away slowlyback coverback down from pressureback into the leadback musclesback painback panelback the projectback the proposalback up databacking materiallower back
Inflections
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9 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
As soon as our manager got off our backs, everything started to go off without a hitch.
Source: tatoeba (23661)
We must not speak ill of others behind their backs.
Source: tatoeba (26493)
You should not speak ill of others behind their backs.
Source: tatoeba (27093)
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