see the back of someone Definition

back
noun

1a. The rear part of the human body from the neck to the base of the spine;
1b. The spinal column itself.
2. The upper part of an animal's body.
3. The part of an object that is opposite to or furthest from the front.

Example: The back of the house faces north
4. The side of an object that is not normally seen or used.
5. The upright part of a chair.
6. sport.
A player whose usual position is behind the forwards (see forward noun), and who in most sports is a defender, but who (eg in rugby) may also attack.

adj

1. Located or situated behind or at the back.

Example: through the back door
Thesaurus: posterior, hindmost, rear, end, tail; Antonym: front.
2. Concerning, belonging to or from an earlier date.

Example: back pay
3. Away from or behind something, especially something more important.

Example: back roads

adverb

1. To or towards the rear; away from the front.
2. In or into an original position or condition

Example: when I get back from holiday.
3. In return or in response.

Example: hit back
4. In or into the past.

Example: look back to happier days

verb backed, backing

1. To help or support someone or something, usually with money.

Thesaurus: support, endorse, advocate, stand behind, champion, uphold, second, encourage;finance, subsidize, underwrite.
tr & intr
2. To move or cause something to move backwards, away from or out of something.

Form: back away (usually)
Form: back out
Form: back out of something
Form: back up
3. To bet on the success of (a horse, etc).
4. To provide a back or support for them.

Form: back someone up (sometimes)
Form: back something up
5. To accompany (a singer) with music.
6. To lie at the back of something.
intr
7. naut.
Said of the wind: to change direction anticlockwise. Compare veer.
8. To countersign or endorse (eg a cheque).

Idiom: the back of beyond

A very remote isolated place.

Idiom: back to front

With the back where the front should be.

In the wrong order.

Idiom: get off someone's back

colloq
To stop annoying or troubling them.

Idiom: have one's back to the wall

colloq
To be in a very difficult or desperate situation.

Idiom: put one's back into something

colloq
To carry out (a task) with all one's energy.

Idiom: put someone's back up

colloq
To make them annoyed or resentful.

Idiom: see the back of someone or something

colloq
To be rid of or finished with (an unpleasant or tiresome person or thing).

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon bæc.

Phrasal Verb: back down

To concede an argument or claim, especially under pressure or opposition.

Phrasal Verb: back off

To move backwards or retreat.To back down.

Phrasal Verb: back on to something

Said of a building, etc: to have its back next to or facing it.

Phrasal Verb: back out of something

To withdraw from (a promise or agreement, etc).

Phrasal Verb: back someone up

To support or assist them.

Phrasal Verb: back something up

To copy (computer data) on to a disk or tape. See also backup.

Phrasal Verb: back up on something

To repeat (an action) immediately.