back to front
idiom
of a piece of clothing
: with the back where the front should be
He accidentally put the sweater on back to front.
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Michelle Yeoh in Boucheron Along with its Plume de Paon pieces, Yeoh wore a Boucheron’s Quatre Radiant Edition High Jewelry tie-necklace, from back to front.
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Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2025
Guehi can often be seen striding forward with the ball and moving Palace from back to front.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
These were sometimes worn with a bright Gucci strap reminiscent of those found on swimming goggles and were sometimes placed back to front to look like necklaces.
—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Mutations can be small, like a misspelled ingredient, or significant, like an entire page that was printed back to front.
—Alexis Kayser, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2025
Guehi can often be seen striding forward with the ball and moving Palace from back to front.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
These were sometimes worn with a bright Gucci strap reminiscent of those found on swimming goggles and were sometimes placed back to front to look like necklaces.
—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Mutations can be small, like a misspelled ingredient, or significant, like an entire page that was printed back to front.
—Alexis Kayser, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for back to front
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“Back to front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20to%20front. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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