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off one's own back

off one's own back adverb: eggcorn of off one's own bat.

Adverb

off one's own back

  1. Eggcorn of off one's own bat.

Origin of off one's own back

Seemingly conflated with the phrase the shirt off one's back.

Questions about off one's own back

What does off one's own back mean?
Off one's own back means eggcorn of off one's own bat.
What part of speech is off one's own back?
Off one's own back is an adverb.

Words near off one's own back in the dictionary

  1. off one's hinges
  2. off one's meds
  3. off one's nut
  4. off one's nuts
  5. off one's onion
  6. off one's own back
  7. off one's own bat
  8. off one's rocker
  9. off one's rocket
  10. off one's tits
  11. off one's tree

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