back to back

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back to back

adjective

  1. alternative, not comparable Alternative form of back-to-back

adverb

  1. not comparable With one's back facing that of somebody else. Stand back to back so that we can see which of you is taller.

    Similar: dos a dos

  2. idiomatic, not comparable Consecutively; one after the other. The next two series entries, shot back to back, return to present day and continue to portray the puppets as good guys.

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adv with back facing somebody else's back

中文背對背 /背对背 bèi duì bèi
Françaisdos à dos
Italianodorso a dorso, schiena contro schiena

adv consecutively

Española la hila

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@misc{back_to_back_2026,
  title = {back to back},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/back%20to%20back},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}