Definitions
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- verb To
scratch one'sback - verb business, slang To engage in a
reciprocal action
Etymologies
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Examples
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I will leave you to backscratch, smear and pretend that you have something to contribute.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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I'm not the one he really pays attention to, but as long as I'm giving him a backscratch its all good.
sierrazen Diary Entry sierrazen 2004
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It's for people who've resisted the urge to backscratch and simper in pursuit of literary glory!
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed LEAH McLAREN 2012
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It's for people who've resisted the urge to backscratch and simper in pursuit of literary glory!
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed LEAH McLAREN 2012
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Worse, the feds tried to keep the backscratch between D.C. and Goldman Sachs et al secret.
The Seattle Times 2010
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He was probably saying: "I better get some backscratch for this."
Baltiblogs 2009
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Guest appearances by Ed Harris, William Hurt, Frances MacDormand, Alan Alda, Ken Watanabe, Marcia Gay Harden, or any other recent Oscar nominees, even if they only have seven lines in a forgettable episode of some CBS show no one’s ever heard of outside of commercials during NFL games, will give the TV community a false sense of legitimacy, which they will assuredly reward with an Emmy backscratch for said performers.
How To Win An Emmy Automatically, With Or Without Tony Bennett | Best Week Ever 2007
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