back and forth
idiom.idiom. moving from one place to another and back again, or changing between two different ideas or choices.
idiom. an adverbial phrase describing repetitive movement between two points or alternating between two states, opinions, or parties in a discussion.
The ball went back and forth over the net.
We spent the whole morning emailing back and forth to agree on a meeting time.
The legal team spent months going back and forth on the specific wording of the contract before both parties finally signed.
often used with verbs of movement like 'go', 'walk', or 'swing', and verbs of communication like 'email' or 'argue'.
this can be used as a noun phrase ('a lot of back and forth') to describe a long discussion or negotiation that lacks a quick resolution.
They went back and forward.They went back and forth.while 'forward' is a synonym for 'forth', the fixed idiom always uses 'forth'.