Putting your back into some idioms

By David Wood | December 17, 2012

 

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1. [Match]

Can you guess what these uses of the word ‘back’ mean?

Answers for Quiz [1].

  • 1. be in a desperate situation (correct)
  • 2. withdraw from a commitment (correct)
  • 3. chief support of an organisation; strength of character (correct)
  • 4. annoy or offend someone (correct)
  • 5. an accumulation of work which needs to be dealt with (correct)
  • 6. reject or ignore (correct)
  • 7. tackle something with energy (correct)
  • 8. ordinary member of parliament in the UK Houses of Parliament who does not hold a position in a government office (correct)
  • 9. be entirely familiar with sth (correct)
  • 10. unfairly, without a person’s knowledge (correct)
  • 11. admit defeat (correct)
  • 12. in an illegal, clandestine or underhand way (correct)
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