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back and forth
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back and forth
in one direction and then the other repeatedly; from one place to another repeatedly. We tossed the ball back and forth between us. The tiger paced back and forth in its cage.
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back and forth
if someone or something moves back and forth between two places, they move from one place to the other place again and again Nurses went back and forth among the wounded, bringing food and medicine.
See also: and, back, forth
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Just as quickly the piece concluded, having set the back-and-forth pattern that streamed through the rest of the concert.
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