on (one's) six
on (one's) six
Directly behind someone. Sometimes used as an imperative to look behind one. A reference to the numbers on the face of a clock, with 12 being the direction one is looking. Someone provide cover fire, there are snipers on our six! On your six, Tom—Mary's here, and she looks angry.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
on your six
phr. [look] behind you. ) (see also Behind you!.) Look out! On your six!
See also: on, six
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- on your six
- line up behind
- run behind
- drop behind
- get behind
- get behind (someone or something)
- get behind someone/something
- get behind something
- lie behind
- lie behind (someone or something)