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Abide with me ( hymn traditionally sung at the English
football
Cup Final )
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All Day ( Nickname of American
football
player Adrian Peterson )
Answer
back
Are you ready for some football?
As soon as my
back
is turned
At last. A pickle that bites
back
( Marcus Valley Pickles advertising slogan )
At the
back
of my mind
Back
In Black ( AC/DC album )
Back
In The USSR ( The Beatles song )
Back
To Black ( Amy Winehouse song )
Back
To The Future
Back
at it
Back
at the ranch
Back
door man
Back
down
Back
from the dead
Back
in St. Olaf ... ( A catchphrase from The Golden Girls )
Back
in business
Back
in the day
Back
in the saddle
Back
number
Back
of beyond
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Back
off
Back
office bean counter
Back
on track
Back
on your feet
Back
out
Back
room boy
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Back
seat driver
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Back
slang
Back
street abortion
Back
teeth are floating
Back
the field
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Back
the wrong horse
Back
to
back
Back
to basics
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Back
to nature
Back
to school
Back
to square one
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Back
to the drawing board
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Back
to the salt mine
Back
up
Back
woods
Bad Moon ( Nickname of American
football
player Andre Rison )
Bart the Cool ( Nickname of American
football
player Bart Starr )
Behind your
back
Big Al ( Nickname of
football
player Alan Shearer and of basketball player Al Jefferson )
Big Ben ( Nickname of basketball player Ben Wallace and American
football
player Ben Roethlisberger )
Big Cat ( Nickname of American
football
player Leon Lett )
Big Daddy ( Nickname of American
football
Dan Wilkinson )
Big Phil ( Nickname of
football
manager Luiz Felipe Scolari )
Big Sam ( Nickname of
football
manager Sam Allardyce )
Bite
back
Bounce
back
Break the
back
of something
Break your
back
Brush
back
( A baseball expression meaning to subvert or threaten verbally )
But at my
back
I always hear ( from a poem by Marvell )
California licence plate ( Nickname for tattoo on lower
back
)
Cast your mind
back
Champagne Tony ( Nickname of American
football
player Tony Eason )
Come
Running
( Van Morrison song )
Come
back
for more
Come
running
Cover your
back
Crawl
back
into your shell
Crazy Legs ( Nickname of American
football
player Elroy Hirsch )
Dandy Don ( Nickname of American
football
player Don Meredith )
Die
back
Double
back
Eyes in the
back
of your head
Face like the
back
of a bus
Fall
back
on
Fed up to the
back
teeth
Fight
back
Fight
back
the tears
Fourth Quarter Vince ( Nickname of American
football
player Vince Young )
Fred Ex ( Nickname of American
football
player Freddie Mitchell )
Garbage Man ( Nickname of American
football
player Michael Bradley )
Get
Back
( The Beatles song )
Get
back
at
Get
back
on your feet
Get
back
together
Get
back
your oo with Typhoo ( Typhoo Tea advertising slogan )
Get off my
back
Get the monkey off my
back
Go
back
on a promise
Go
back
on one's word ( Retract a previous promise )
Go behind your
back
Golden Guus ( Nickname of
football
manager Guus Hiddink )
Handbrake turn ( 180 degree turn in a car by locking the
back
wheels )
Hang
back
Hark
back
to
He Hate Me ( Nickname of American
football
player Rod Smart )
He's got a yellow streak down his
back
Heavy Lunch ( Nickname of American
football
player Norman Hand )
Hit the
back
wall
Hit the ground
running
Hold
back
on
Holding
back
the years
I Want You
Back
( The Jackson 5 song )
I scratch your
back
and you scratch mine
I'll be
back
( A catchphrase from The Terminator )
In the
back
of my mind
In the
running
It fell off the
back
of a lorry
It's All Coming
Back
To Me Now ( Meatloaf song )
Jack's
back
( Jack in the Box fast food chain advertising slogan )
Just when you thought it was safe to go
back
in water ( Jaws II advertising tagline )
Kick
back
Kick
back
and enjoy
Knock
back
Knock
back
a few
Know like the
back
of your hand
Laid
back
Lie
back
and think of England
Like water off a duck's
back
Make a
back
Make a rod for your own
back
Meanwhile
back
at the... ( A catchphrase from Superfriends )
Monday morning quarterback
Money
back
guarantee
My
Back
Pages ( Bob Dylan song )
My Boomerang Won't Come
Back
( Charlie Drake song )
Never look
back
No going
back
No one likes us, we don't care ( A catchphrase from Millwall
football
supporters )
Not in my
back
yard
On me head son ( Invitation to cross a
football
so that another player can head it )
On the
back
burner
On the
back
foot
One hand tied behind your
back
One step forward, two steps
back
Out of the
running
Pat on the
back
Pin your ears
back
Plough something
back
Political
football
Pump your money
back
into Canada ( Petro Canada, early advertising slogan )
Put on the
back
burner
Put the clock
back
Put the freshness
back
( Shake And Vac advertising slogan )
Put the fun
back
into driving ( Vauxhall Motors advertising slogan )
Put your
back
into it
Put your
back
up
Right
back
at ya
Running
Up that Hill - A Deal with God ( Kate Bush song )
Running
a fever
Running
a temperature
Running
battle
Running
gag
Running
late
Running
like clockwork
Running
on empty
Running
rampant
Running
repairs
Running
scared
Running
wild
Running
with sweat
See the
back
of someone
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be
back
for breakfast ( A catchphrase from Red Dwarf )
Spring forward, Fall
back
Stab in the
back
Step on a crack, break your mother's
back
Take a
back
seat
Take a
running
jump
Take the shirt off your
back
The Bitch Is
Back
( Elton John song )
The Crazy Gang ( Nickname of Wimbledon
Football
Club )
The Empire Strikes
Back
( George Lucas movie in the Star Wars series )
The Special One ( Nickname of
football
manager Jose Mourinho )
The inmates are
running
the asylum
The last straw that broke the camel's
back
They never come
back
Throw it
back
in your face
To Hell and
back
To get one's
back
up
Turn
back
the clock
Turn the clock
back
Turn your
back
on
Two steps forward and one step
back
Up and
running
Watch your
back
Wind at your
back
Word association
football
You can't take it back, it's out there ( When Harry met Sally )
You scratch my
back
and I'll scratch yours