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backward and forward
Same as back and forth .
Thoroughly, completely, as in He read the speech over and over, until he knew it backwards and forwards . [Late 1500s]
Idioms and Phrases
Also, backwards and forwards .Example Sentences
Didion’s grief ripples backward and forward as she struggles to make sense of time.
So in 1991, he had an idea when David Rensin and Bill Zehme published the “The Bob Book,” which Pool described as a paperback that aimed to explore the “name Bob backward and forward.”
He flexed his arms, bent backward and forward, and felt foolish before his wife.
“It’s sad backward and forward,” Cat said quietly.
Event organizers moved a shuttle bus backward and forward in front of the protesters to attempt to block the sound of their loudspeaker.
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