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in the rear with the gear

in the rear with the gear prepositional phrase: far away from any battlefield; not involved in active combat; in a support role.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (slang) Far away from any battlefield; not involved in active combat; in a support role.
    • They offered me a deployment overseas to see some action, but I declined. I prefer just staying in the rear with the gear.

Antonyms of in the rear with the gear

Origin of in the rear with the gear

In reference to being behind front lines ("the rear") alongside equipment and supplies ("the gear").

Questions about in the rear with the gear

What does in the rear with the gear mean?
In the rear with the gear means far away from any battlefield; not involved in active combat; in a support role.
What part of speech is in the rear with the gear?
In the rear with the gear is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the rear with the gear in the dictionary

  1. in the process of
  2. in the pudding club
  3. in the racket
  4. in the rattle
  5. in the raw
  6. in the rear with the gear
  7. in the red
  8. in the refrigerator
  9. in the region of
  10. in the reign of Queen Dick
  11. in the right

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