Collocations with "back"
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1 - Gymnasts have broad, muscular backs. 2 - I worked in the garden all morning and now my back aches. 3 - He broke his back in a terrible car accident. 4 - Have you ever read The Hunchback of Notre Dame? 5 - My dog always stretches his back and yawns when he wakes up. 6 - My cat arched his back and hissed loudly at the neighbor’s dog. 7 - She leaned her back against the door and looked at me suspiciously. 8 - He patted and scratched his dog’s back affectionately.  9 - Tall people are prone to back trouble. 10 - I need an office chair with good back support. 11 - If there’s a problem, please tell me to my face. Don’t go behind my back. 12 - He got a bad case of Covid and was flat on his back for weeks. 13 - What are you carrying on your back? 14 - She stood with her back to the fire, sipping hot chocolate.  15 - Watch your back—there are people who would like to get you fired. 16 - The boss gave me a slap on the back and told me I was going to get a raise soon. 17 - The children were sitting back to back in a large cardboard box. 18 - We could only get seats at the back of the stadium for the Taylor Swift concert. 19 - I prefer to sit near the front of the bus, not at the back. 20 - The dog wasn’t out front, so we went around back and looked for him there. Intro & Outro Music: La Pompe Du Trompe by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Support the showYou can now support my podcasts and classes: Help Barry pay for podcast expenses--thank you!
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