Complete Definition of "right back"

English
Phrase
Category:English idioms
right back

  1. Used in several informal constructions to indicate return -- especially imminent return to a point of origin.

#: I'll be right back --- means "I will return very soon."
#: We're right back where we started --- means that an endeavor has progressed in a manner such that no real progress has yet been made.
#: Right back at you --- expresses the same sentiment toward a person who has just paid a compliment (or given an insult) to the speaker.

Noun
right back
#(association football) a defender who normally plays on the right side of the field

See also
left back

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