"work back" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: works back [present, singular, third-person], working back [participle, present], worked back [participle, past], worked back [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} work back (third-person singular simple present works back, present participle working back, simple past and past participle worked back)
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, Australia) to work overtime; to make up time off by working overtime; to work beyond a specific shift. Tags: Australia, idiomatic, intransitive

Inflected forms

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