to jump out in front of sb

he's always on my back — (colloq) il est toujours sur mon dos

to be (flat) on one's back — essere, stare (coricato) sulla schiena, supino; fig. essere a letto

to turn one's back on sb., sth. — voltare le spalle, la schiena a qcn., qcs. (anche fig.)

to do sth. behind sb.'s back — fare qcs. alle spalle di qcn. (anche fig.)

to be out back to be in the back AE (in the garden) essere in giardino; (in the yard) essere in cortile; there's a small garden out back o round the back c'è un piccolo giardino sul retro; the steps at the back of the building — la scala sul retro dell'edificio

to put one's back into it — colloq. darci dentro o mettercela tutta

he's always on my back — colloq. mi sta sempre addosso

to be at the back of — essere dietro a [conspiracy, proposal]

to arrive o come back tornare (indietro); he's back at work è tornato al lavoro o ha ripreso a lavorare; she's back in (the) hospital è di nuovo in ospedale o è tornata in ospedale; when is he due back? quando deve tornare? the mini-skirt is back — la minigonna è di nuovo di moda

a week, five minutes back — una settimana, cinque minuti prima o fa

to swing back and forth — [ pendulum] oscillare (avanti e indietro)

to back a bill — comm. econ. avallare una cambiale

to be (flat) on one's back — essere, stare (coricato) sulla schiena, supino; fig. essere a letto

to turn one's back on sb., sth. — voltare le spalle, la schiena a qcn., qcs. (anche fig.)

to do sth. behind sb.'s back — fare qcs. alle spalle di qcn. (anche fig.)

to be out back to be in the back AE (in the garden) essere in giardino; (in the yard) essere in cortile; there's a small garden out back o round the back c'è un piccolo giardino sul retro; the steps at the back of the building — la scala sul retro dell'edificio

to put one's back into it — colloq. darci dentro o mettercela tutta

he's always on my back — colloq. mi sta sempre addosso

to be at the back of — essere dietro a [conspiracy, proposal]

to arrive o come back tornare (indietro); he's back at work è tornato al lavoro o ha ripreso a lavorare; she's back in (the) hospital è di nuovo in ospedale o è tornata in ospedale; when is he due back? quando deve tornare? the mini-skirt is back — la minigonna è di nuovo di moda

a week, five minutes back — una settimana, cinque minuti prima o fa

to swing back and forth — [ pendulum] oscillare (avanti e indietro)

to back a bill — comm. econ. avallare una cambiale

at somebody's feet — zu jemandes Füßen

put one's best foot forward — (fig.) (hurry) sich beeilen; (do one's best) sein Bestes tun

feet first — mit den Füßen zuerst od. voran

go into something feet first — (fig.) sich Hals über Kopf (ugs.) in etwas hineinstürzen

have one foot in the grave — (fig.) mit einem Fuß im Grabe stehen

have both [one's] feet on the ground — (fig.) mit beiden Beinen [fest] auf der Erde stehen

on one's/its feet — (lit. or fig.) auf den Beinen

put one's foot down — (fig.) (be firmly insistent or repressive) energisch werden; (accelerate motor vehicle) [Voll]gas geben

put one's foot in it — (fig. coll.) ins Fettnäpfchen treten (ugs.)

put one's feet up — die Beine hochlegen

start [off] or get off on the right/wrong foot — (fig.) einen guten/schlechten Start haben

be rushed off one's feet — (fig.) in Trab gehalten werden (ugs.)

stand on one's own [two] feet — (fig.) auf eigenen Füßen stehen

rise or get to one's feet — sich erheben; aufstehen

never put a foot wrong — (fig.) nie etwas falsch machen

get/have cold feet — kalte Füße kriegen/gekriegt haben (ugs.)

catch somebody on the wrong foot — (fig.) jemanden auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen

have two left feet — (fig.) zwei linke Füße haben (ugs.)

7 foot or feet — 7 Fuß

to be on one's feet (lit, fig) — auf den Beinen sein

to help sb back (on)to their feet — jdm wieder auf die Beine helfen

to get back on one's feet (lit, fig) —

to set foot on dry land — den Fuß auf festen Boden setzen, an Land gehen

I'll never set foot here again! — hier kriegen mich keine zehn Pferde mehr her! (inf)

the first time he set foot in the office — als er das erste Mal das Büro betrat

to put one's feet up (lit) — die Füße hochlegen; (fig) es sich (dat) bequem machen

he never puts a foot wrong (gymnast, dancer) — bei ihm stimmt jeder Schritt; (fig) er macht nie einen Fehler

to catch sb on the wrong foot (Sport) — jdn auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen; (fig) jdn überrumpeln

to be dying or dead on one's feet (inf) — todmüde sein

to keep one's feet on the ground (fig) — beide Beine auf der Erde halten

to get/be under sb's feet — jdm im Wege stehen or sein; (children also) jdm vor den Füßen herumlaufen

to get one's feet under the table ( Brit inf ) — sich etablieren

to sit at sb's feet (fig) — jds Jünger sein

a nice area, my foot! (inf) — und das soll eine schöne Gegend sein!

ten thousand foot (Brit) — zehntausend Fußsoldaten pl

put one's best foot forward — (fig.) (hurry) sich beeilen; (do one's best) sein Bestes tun

feet first — mit den Füßen zuerst od. voran

go into something feet first — (fig.) sich Hals über Kopf (ugs.) in etwas hineinstürzen

have one foot in the grave — (fig.) mit einem Fuß im Grabe stehen

have both [one's] feet on the ground — (fig.) mit beiden Beinen [fest] auf der Erde stehen

on one's/its feet — (lit. or fig.) auf den Beinen

put one's foot down — (fig.) (be firmly insistent or repressive) energisch werden; (accelerate motor vehicle) [Voll]gas geben

put one's foot in it — (fig. coll.) ins Fettnäpfchen treten (ugs.)

start [off] or get off on the right/wrong foot — (fig.) einen guten/schlechten Start haben

be rushed off one's feet — (fig.) in Trab gehalten werden (ugs.)

stand on one's own [two] feet — (fig.) auf eigenen Füßen stehen

rise or get to one's feet — sich erheben; aufstehen

never put a foot wrong — (fig.) nie etwas falsch machen

get/have cold feet — kalte Füße kriegen/gekriegt haben (ugs.)

catch somebody on the wrong foot — (fig.) jemanden auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen

have two left feet — (fig.) zwei linke Füße haben (ugs.)

7 foot or feet — 7 Fuß