around back

adverb

Behind, or at the back of, a building.

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adverbaround back (not comparable)
  1. informalnot comparableBehind, 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
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    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
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Chicago

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