back of (the) beyond
back of (the) beyond
Very distant or remote. His new house is really back of beyond—it will take us hours to get there. This private island resort is really back of the beyond.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
back of the beyond
the most remote place; somewhere very remote. John hardly ever comes to the city. He lives at the back of the beyond. Mary likes city life, but her husband likes to live in the back of the beyond.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
back of beyond
Extremely remote. For example, John's about to move to some tiny island, truly back of beyond. This term, used as a humorous exaggeration, relies on the meaning of beyond (or the beyond) as "a distant place, beyond human experience." [Early 1800s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
back of beyond
A place that is remote or unsophisticated.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- back of beyond
- back of the beyond
- back o' Bourke
- back
- back at (something or some place)
- caine
- come back and see us
- echo back to
- be/go back to square one
- a while back