Showing posts with label backslide. Show all posts
Showing posts with label backslide. Show all posts

Thursday, January 19, 2017

backslide, backside, back side

Backslide or backslide means to return to a former bad habit, to relapse into a vice one had given up --
He's afraid that he'll backslide if he misses a meeting.
The temptation to backslide is too great; he won't come to the party.

Backside or backside ( one word ) means behind or rear end, the one you sit on --
He fell right on his backside, but he wasn't hurt.
Your backside is peeking out of the bottom of your suit.

Back side or back side ( two words ) means the rear or reverse side of a thing --
There is graffiti on the back side of the billboard.
The back side of the fence is covered with vines.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"On the back side of the page, explain what makes you want to backslide."
"Someone has painted a bare backside on the back side of the wall."