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back and edge

/bak ənd ɛd͡ʒ/

back and edge phrase: in a thorough manner, entirely, completely.

Phrase

back and edge

  1. In a thorough manner, entirely, completely.
    • O'll stick to it back an edge.
      Abel Bywater (1854), The Sheffield Dialect
    • He stood me out it was so, back and edge.
      Francis Grose (1790), A Provincial Glossary, with MS notes
    Synonyms:
    hip and thigh, tooth and nail

Synonyms of back and edge

Questions about back and edge

What does back and edge mean?
Back and edge means in a thorough manner, entirely, completely.
What part of speech is back and edge?
Back and edge is a phrase.
How do you pronounce back and edge?
Back and edge is pronounced /bak ənd ɛd͡ʒ/.

Words near back and edge in the dictionary

  1. back against the wall
  2. back alley
  3. back alleys
  4. back alleyway
  5. back alleyways
  6. back and edge
  7. back and fill
  8. back and fore
  9. back and forth
  10. back and forths
  11. back and forward

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