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- [bak]
- /gɛt wʌnz bæk ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bak]
- /gɛt wʌnz bæk ʌp/
Definitions of get one's back up words
- noun get one's back up the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine. 1
- noun get one's back up the part of the body of animals corresponding to the human back. 1
- noun get one's back up the rear portion of any part of the body: the back of the head. 1
- noun get one's back up the whole body, with reference to clothing: the clothes on his back. 1
- noun get one's back up ability for labor; effort; endurance: He put his back into the task. 1
- noun get one's back up the part opposite to or farthest from the front; the rear part: the back of a hall. 1
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Origin of get one's back up
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English bak, Old English bæc back of the body; cognate with Old Frisian bek, Old Saxon, Old Norse bak; perhaps < Indo-European *bhogo- bending; cf. bacon
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Parts of speech for Get one's back up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
get one's back up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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