back room
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3.4
- noun
- /bæk ruːm/
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trastienda
- An old man walked in from the back room drying his hands.
And they would live in these back rooms right in, inside, in inside somebody's property.
- And they would live in these back rooms right in, inside, in inside somebody's property.
- I need to then link that through to the port that goes to my back room and then that will then have a path from this socket here all the way into the backroom.
Examples
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Nick went into the back room and returned with his father's jacket.
Fiction book (1991) -
After the presentation, we moved to the back room for a more confidential conversation.
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We're going to go in the back room for a little chat.
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Your father's in the back room, under heavy guard.
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In a private back room, Ed is throwing a lavish backers party.
Fiction book (1994) -
After a moment, the bartender appeared from the back room, wiping his hands on his faded shirt.
Fiction book (1990) -
As they entered the back room, Howard inhaled deeply, savoring the ripe, moist aquarium smell.
Fiction book (1994) -
The board members held their discussion in the back room to ensure privacy.
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The restaurant has a cozy back room that can be reserved for special gatherings.
Synonyms
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3.2
A room at the back of a building used for storage or private work
Antonyms
How Private
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'back' (situated at the rear) + 'room' (an indoor area) yields the basic meaning 'a room at the rear of an establishment'. The additional nuance of privacy or restricted access is a pragmatic extension that a B1 learner can reasonably infer from context, so the overall meaning is transparently derived from the constituents.
Etymology
Back room comes from shops and small businesses that had a public front and a private back room where owners or managers met away from customers. That's why back room now means a place or way for 'private' or 'secret' decisions by a few people.