10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ON ONE'S BACK»
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A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee
<piraa+hi- ri3, in the rear + LOC> see behind {awiirakus}; last {hatuhkat} back, on
one's aspaarasa [-as.paa.ra.sa-] vi(4) be lying
on one's back, lying flat
on one's
back. <aspaara+sa, be lying
on one's back> 1 . taataspaarasa 2. tiispaarasa 4.
Douglas Richard Parks, Lula Nora Pratt, 2008
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Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem
(in) back of a house: tselqwagel < chazl or ch6:I. in back of a house, behind a
house: tselqwagelme1< chazl or ch6:l. it got smashed in the back end or rear end
:: téslatstem < t6s. lie down on one's back: kw'aqa1ém < kw'e'i -- kw"i ~ kw'i. lie on
...
Brent Douglas Galloway, 2009
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
KNOW LIKE A BOOK (THE BACK OF ONE's HAND); LEFT-HANDED (
BACKHANDED) COMPLIMENT; LIKE wATER OEE A DUCK's BACK; LOOK
BACK; MONKEY ON ONE's BACK; OEE sOMEONE's BACK; PAT ON THE BACK;
PAY BACK; ...
... to fall off the back of a lorry M IS i ffl U (Your camera is too cheap I think it fell off
the back of a lorry. Vfifi?M m^m) • ) to get off someone's back T- WMiS.^ A, to
have a monkey on one's back JL MONKEY to have one's back to the wall PS ...
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American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks: An Easy ...
... (UND) 280 on hand (LOC) 261 on hand (OWN) 238 on ice (PLAN) 254 on
one's back (REL) 279 on one's coat-tails (CONS) 243 on one's feet (HEAL) 212
on one's high horse (PER) 353 on one's shoulders (CONS) 243 on one's toes (
IMPO) ...
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Etymological Dictionary of Gurage (Ethiopic): English-Gurage ...
Amh. yangalil, from tdngalldld 'lie on one's back', W. tdngaldld, Ed. anganndrd
tdgdtdrd; related to yangurrar (see below); see (td)gddded. yangar sdb (W) '
pedestrian'; lit. 'person (sdb) of foot (yd-angar)\ See also ydgdr sdb. yangurrdn ...
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American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
Flat on one's back: bedridden; helpless; broke. He's been flat on his back this
past week on account of the flu. Get off someone's back: leave someone alone;
stop bothering another. I'm tired of being hounded by you, so get off my back.
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo, 2004
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Amharic-English dictionary: H - N.
h<; + : +-}pf\ i tr* the mother of twins dies supine [with a suckling on either side],
saying applied to an arbitrator who cannot resolve the problem) (Supp.) hlphh
angallala to lay down, lay s.o. in a supine position; to lie on one's back; to be laid
out ...
In all of them the first essential seemed to be to lie flat on one's back. Later, when
I made the habit of always deliberately relaxing before going to sleep, I used
often to feel inclined to evade this condition, to argue that surely I could do it just
as ...
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Dizionario Italiano, Ed Inglese Di Giuseppe Baretti: 2
To fall on one': back, cascare all' in ietro, o alla rovescia, dar della scln'eno in
terra. To rail at one behind his back, s urlare , o beg'egg e has not a s irt to put on
his back, non ha camicia da mettersi indosso. To clap a writ on one's back ( to
sue ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ON ONE'S BACK»
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on one's back is used in the context of the following news items.
Get back up!
Back flexion exercise: while lying on one's back, pull both knees to the chest while simultaneously flexing the head forward until a comfortable ... «mydigitalfc.com, Jul 15»
VA and Chronic Pain – More Work to Be Done
... heavy packs the soldiers are forced to carry and being bounced around in trucks and jeeps puts abnormal stress on one's back and muscles. «National Pain Report, Jul 15»
It All Ends with Frank Tieri
I designed my head on one's back for a rapist is frank has that we should be voicing punish or rocket right. I didn't I didn't want some moments ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
Every Couple Is Sleeping In Separate Rooms, and None of Them …
... which makes sleeping on one's back—a prime position for snoring—uncomfortable; an anti-snoring chin strap supports the jaw and keeps ... «Washingtonian.com, Jul 15»
Historian launches Beijing body
... Memory Burns, to explore the relationship between image and time, a continuation of his show Atlas: How to Carry the World on One's Back ... «ecns, Jun 15»
SpaceX readies Dragon for launch to International Space Station
When resting on one's back, the jugular vein takes over. "The ability of an astronaut to drain their brain may somehow impact the amount of ... «CBS News, Jun 15»
SI Vault: Teen phenom Wayne Gretzky plays with maturity beyond …
Muzz, an ex-goalie of no great renown, must have been sensitive to the burden of wearing a 1 on one's back. Born Murray MacPherson, Muzz ... «SI.com, Jun 15»
World's Largest Swimming Lesson aims to save lives and break a …
Colborn said learning to float on one's back is beneficial when in deep water because it helps prevent panic. “When you panic, your body ... «The Garden City Telegram, Jun 15»
World Yoga Day: Finding my Yoga Yoda
But in the frenetic 1980s, when to stay still was to be ill, mastering the act of staying motionless on one's back with one's hands stretched out ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»
Beyond Elm Street: The Vivid Nighttime Horrors of Sleep Paralysis
Medical experts have found a correlation between sleep paralysis and sleeping on one's back, and Adler says that trying to move even the ... «Newsweek, Jun 15»
