backwater

1. To row or paddle a backwater stroke.

   грести́ навстре́чуgrestí

2. (idiomatic)To vacillate on a long-held position.

1. Tom lives in a backwater area.

   ruТом живёт в захолустье. — odexed

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2. I grew up in a backwater.

   ruЯ вырос в захолустье. — marafon

   deIch bin in einem Kaff aufgewachsen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. Tom and Mary live in a backwater part of the country.

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4. A slough is a swamp or shallow lake system, usually a backwater to a larger body of water.

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5. After his successes in America, the boss put him in a backwater for fear of being overtaken by him.

   deNach seinen Erfolgen in Amerika schob ihn sein Chef aufs Abstellgleis ab, aus Angst, von ihm überholt zu werden. — Dani6187

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