get someone's back up

all the way to Egery and back

The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.

another nail in someone's coffin

An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.

answer someone's prayers

To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

answer to someone's prayers

Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

apple of someone's eye

The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.

back down

To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously had, or has planned to have.

back forty

The most remote or inaccessible part of any place.

back gammon player

A person, chiefly a homosexual, who has anal sex.