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Meaning of back and edge | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1
bak ənd ɛd͡ʒ

Definitions

In a thorough manner, entirely, completely.

Examples

“O'll stick to it back an edge. Abel Bywater (1854), The Sheffield Dialect”
“He stood me out it was so, back and edge. Francis Grose (1790), A Provincial Glossary, with MS notes”
“She stuck to him back and edge till at last he turned tail Rolf Boldrewood (1891), A Sydney-side Saxon”
“BACK AND EDGE [bak ən ɛd͡ʒ] - adamantly, e.g. "Argue back and edge". Jeremy G. Storr (1977), Survey of the Dialect of Selston in the Erewash Valley, page 122.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

back atcha back in the game back in the knife drawer, Miss Sharp back in the saddle back that train up back-

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