tie back

tie back

To draw and restrain something back and out of the way. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tie" and "back." I forgot to bring a hairclip to tie my hair back, so it kept falling into my face while I worked. Be sure to tie the cables back or they could cause injury or death while operating the machine.
See also: back, tie
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

tie something back

to bind or fasten something back out of the way. George tied the curtains back to let a little more light in. Let me tie back the vines out of the way.
See also: back, tie
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

tie back

v.
To draw something backward and fasten it: I gathered my hair and tied it back in a ponytail. We tied back the curtains so that they wouldn't blow around in the breeze.
See also: back, tie
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • cut back
  • bring back
  • choke back
  • brush back
  • claw back
  • chop back
  • buck off
  • be/go back to square one
  • come back and see us
  • back to square one
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Cloverleaf Hotel have had a difficult campaign so far and will have it tough against Mearns United but might manage to take the tie back to Aberdeen.
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And Calderwood expects to see Best's record six goals against Northampton in a fifth-round tie back in 1970 again and again.
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Now, I was going to tell you about the time Barry Ferguson took his tie back to the shop claiming it was too tight but instead I'll just point out that footballers aren't the only sports stars with hugeknots in their ties.
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