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Mr. Tom Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

To see the back of someone

Hi,

Could you tell me how common the idiom "to see the back of someone" is in everyday English?

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

It's reasonably common. Not unusual.

— Clive

  • It's reasonably common.
  • Not unusual.
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It's reasonably common. Not unusual.
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Thanks, Clive.

Is this sentence completely natural?

Once she realized he wasn't sincere to her at all, she decided to see the back of him for ever.

Tom
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Not to my ear.

I'd say that when you 'see the back of someone', it is because that person has decided to leave.
eg When he left, she was glad to see the back of him, because she realized he wasn't sincere with her at all.

Clive
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Thanks again!

So, is there any difference between?

Sincere to someone
Sincere with someone

Tom
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Not really.
Perhaps 'to' makes the other person sound slightly more passive.
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