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Examples:Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)—come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory—invert (upside-down, inside-out, back-to-front, white to black etc)—turn one's thoughts back to—return empty (i.e. to drive back with no passengers or freight)—go back to one's native place and live in seclusion—demand loan (i.e. loan that the borrower can demanded back at any time)—with back the mountain and facing the water (favored location)—trip forwards or stumble back (idiom, from Book of Songs); can't get anything right—return to the main topic (idiom); back to business—face the ground, back to the sky—trace a river upstream back to its source—fig. one should not go back one's past experiences (of love, job etc)—go back to one's station in life—shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance—like a fish back in water (idiom); glad be back in one's proper surroundings—old: reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word—trace sth back to its origin—send sb back to his former post—fig. things get back normal after an upheaval—bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck—back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)—report back (to a superior)—report back to one's superior—Koryo Seonggyungwan, university dating back Korean Goryeo dynasty, in Gaesong, North Korea—saddle crupper (harness strap on horse's back)—finish a digression and get back to the main subject—lit. fight with one's back the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die—go back to sleep (instead of rising up in the morning)—trace back to the source—sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation—four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back—lit. the cycle comes back the start (idiom); to move in circles—anyway (get back to a previous topic)—strangle and slap the back (idiom); fig. to occupy a strategic post—a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back—the wrong way round (back-to-front, inside out etc)—pursue sth. back to its origins—go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path [idiom.]—like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back [idiom.]—guide sb. back to the right path by repeated word and example—send sb. back to his country—do sth. with one's back to the light—trace sth. back to its source—enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels— |