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back-to-back

 
 
/ˌbæktəˈbæk/ adjective, adverb

Translation

POSITION If two people or things are back-to-back, their backs are touching or facing each other.
sırt sırta
They stood back-to-back.1725
AFTER If two things happen back-to-back, one happens after the other without a pause.
arka arkaya, peş peşe
back-to-back interviews1888
(Definition of back-to-back adjectiveadverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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