Word info

back in

Speech parts

1. back in - Verb

2. back in - Preposition

Meaning

To reverse a vehicle into a space.

(idiomatic) A betting term from French hazard

back in

In the past time of.
back in the time of the dinosaurs
back in the 60's

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor. Ring Lardner

Nations it may be have fashioned their Governments, but the Governments have paid them back in the same coin. Joseph Conrad

We want all the Palestinians back in their homeland, and then there can be a fair referendum for people to choose the form of state they want. Whoever gets the majority can rule. Hashemi Rafsanjani

At the end of the game, the pawn and the king go back in the same box. Italian Proverb

Ashes always fly back in the face of him who throws them. Yoruba Proverb

If you spit laying down it will only come back in your mouth. Amharic Proverb

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