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around back en · ADV

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  1. (informal, not-comparable) Behind, or at the back of, a building.
    • "Listen! I hear my wife callin' me." So he left the field an' snuk around back of brother Bear's house. 1917, American Folklore Society, The Journal of American Folk-Lore:
    • On this particular morning, the boy went around back of his father’s shop […] and as he turned the corner, he saw M. Garouche crawling out from under the stall[…] 1856, The Flag of Our Union 1856-02-23: Vol.11 No.8:
    • “Lady, I am so hungry I could eat the grass right out of your front yard.” Then she told me to go around back, it was longer. 1923, Arthur LeRoy Kaser, Vaudeville Turns: Humorous Monologues and One-Act Sketches for Club, Lodge, Home, School, or Professional Production:
    • I come to my senses as I drive into the city limits. It is only a short skip to Bill's house. I pull around back and notice a light on in his bedroom. 2001, Louis Lento, Dead Ringer: