back-and-forth
来来回回,来回,来回走动,来来回回的
Definitions
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- : backward and forward; side to side; to and fro: a back-and-forth shuttling of buses to the stadium; the back-and-forth movement of a clock's pendulum.
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- : unresolved argument or discussion.
Examples
As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.
Think back to the Bush-Kerry race of 2004, the Thrilla in Vanilla.
Back in New York, the slow pace and inward focus of her yoga practice was less fulfilling.
Music is a huge part of the tone of Black Dynamite overall—going back to the original 2009 movie on which the series is based.
The al Qaeda-linked gunmen shot back, but only managed to injure one officer before they were taken out.
I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.
Ages back—let musty geologists tell us how long ago—'twas a lake, larger than the Lake of Geneva.
The boys were tumbling about, clinging to his legs, imploring that numerous things be brought back to them.
With a suffocating gasp, she fell back into the chair on which she sat, and covered her face with her hands.
She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.