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back-to-back

Post by PinkLady »

Does this sentence make sense?



"After disputes on their father's inheritance, the two brothers have been back-to-back with each other."



by 'back-to-back', I mean, they don't speak with each other.



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Re: back-to-back

Post by Alan »

No, quite meaningless!

(N.B. disputes ABOUT..)
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