"see the back of" meaning in All languages combined

See see the back of on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-be glad to see the back of.ogg Forms: sees the back of [present, singular, third-person], seeing the back of [participle, present], saw the back of [past], seen the back of [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|see<,,saw,seen> the back of}} see the back of (third-person singular simple present sees the back of, present participle seeing the back of, simple past saw the back of, past participle seen the back of)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see see, back.
    Sense id: en-see_the_back_of-en-verb-3jBUf~T0
  2. (colloquial euphemistic) To be rid of. Tags: colloquial, euphemistic
    Sense id: en-see_the_back_of-en-verb-ZLMSbGj- Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96

Inflected forms

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