Answer by Hellion for How to understand the word "back" in this sentence?
Actually, there's another possible explanation that I believe is the most likely: this phrasing is used mostly when going from an upright position (generally sitting up straight) to a partially or...
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My first answer here so here goes. I'm sure someone will explain exactly why it's the first explanation but I'll give it a shot.'Sank back' does, as you said, mean return to a previous position. If...
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Merry Christmas!And I've got a question to ask on this wonderful holiday.It's an example sentence under the entry "sink" in New Oxford Dictionary:(of a person) lower oneself or drop gently: She sank...
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