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Newguest Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

On the back of

Hi

Can "on the back of" mean "at the end" or "when something has been finished".

EG. On the back of our last album we were wondering whether we could perform with a large expanded band.

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' for example the profits growth came on the back of a 26 per cent rise in sales. but here in the above case the meaning of the 'on the back of' is at the other farther side (flat portion).

— Keepsmiling

  • ' for example the profits growth came on the back of a 26 per cent rise in sales.
  • but here in the above case the meaning of the 'on the back of' is at the other farther side (flat portion).
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' on the back of ' is a idiom means 'as a result of an achievement or a success.'
for example
the profits growth came on the back of a 26 per cent rise in sales.
but here in the above case
the meaning of the 'on the back of' is
at the other farther side (flat portion).
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keepsmiling' at the other farther side (flat portion).

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