have someone's back
To be prepared and willing to support or defend someone.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Don't worry, I have your back.”
“You can trust your team because they always have your back during difficult projects.”
“Throughout his long and turbulent career, he relied on a small circle of loyal friends who promised to have his back regardless of the political consequences.”
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all the way to Egery and back
The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.
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another nail in someone's coffin
An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.
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answer someone's prayers
To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.
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answer to someone's prayers
Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.
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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.
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back down
To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously had, or has planned to have.
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back forty
The most remote or inaccessible part of any place.
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back gammon player
A person, chiefly a homosexual, who has anal sex.
Last updated August 10, 2026