back to front
Turned so that the back is now at the frontTurned so that the back is now at the front; the wrong way around.
» A strange man was walking back and forth in front of my house.
Ein eigenartiger Mann ging vor meinem Haus auf und ab. — al_ex_an_der
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTurned so that the back is now at the front; the wrong way around.
I was in such a hurry that I put my underpants on back to front.
(figuratively, by extension) Of an order or cause of events, misunderstood or misinterpreted.
за́дом наперёдzádom naperjód
за́дом напере́дzádom naperéd
Examples
25 sentencesA strange man was walking back and forth in front of my house.
deEin eigenartiger Mann ging vor meinem Haus auf und ab. — al_ex_an_der
Tom is pacing back and forth in front of the gate.
A man I didn't know was walking back and forth in front of my house.
deEin Mann, den ich nicht kannte, ging vor meinem Hause auf und ab. — raggione
Your shirt is back to front.
У тебе сорочка задом наперед. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
I have a sore back from sitting in front of the computer too many hours.
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