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pay something back — pay (someone/something) back to return money that you have borrowed. I ll pay you back as soon as I get my next paycheck. I ll pay the money back on Friday. It will take years for him to pay back his student loans … New idioms dictionary
Give Something Back Business Products — (GSB) is an Oakland, California based, for profit business, was established in 1991 by Mike Hannigan and Sean Marx to sell business products for less while donating a significant share of profits back to the community in the form of charitable… … Wikipedia
have back — [phrasal verb] 1 have (something) back : to receive (something that is returned to you) If I lend you this book, can I have it back by next Tuesday? How I wish I could have my youth back (again)! 2 … Useful english dictionary
claim something back — ˌclaim sthˈback derived to ask or demand to have sth returned because you have a right to it • You can claim back the tax on your purchases. Main entry: ↑claimderived … Useful english dictionary
win something back — ˌwin sth/sbˈback derived to get or have again sth/sb that you had before • The party is struggling to win back voters who have been alienated by recent scandals. Main entry: ↑winderived … Useful english dictionary
turn something back — ˌturn ˈback | ˌturn sb/sthˈback derived to return the way you have come; to make sb/sth do this • The weather became so bad that they had to turn back. • (figurative) We said we would do it there can be no turning back … Useful english dictionary
have — [ weak əv, həv, strong hæv ] (3rd person singular has [ weak əz, həz, strong hæz ] ; past tense and past participle had [ weak əd, həd, strong hæd ] ) verb *** Have can be used in the following ways: as an auxiliary verb in perfect tenses of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
back — ► NOUN 1) the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips. 2) the corresponding upper surface of an animal s body. 3) the side or part of something away from the viewer. 4) the side or part of an object that is not normally seen … English terms dictionary
set someone/something back — DELAY, hold up, hold back, slow down/up, retard, check, decelerate; hinder, impede, obstruct, hamper, inhibit, frustrate, thwart. → set * * * 1) delay or impede the progress of someone or something this incident undoubtedly set back research … Useful english dictionary
give something back (to somebody) — ˌgive sb ˈback sth | ˌgive sthˈback (to sb) derived 1. to return sth to its owner • Could you give me back my pen? • Could you give me my pen back? • I picked it up and gave it back to him. • … Useful english dictionary
