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to back into
[phrase form: back]
01
(in sports) to advance in a competition by relying on another team's loss
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
action verb
regular
inseparable
particle
into
base verb
back
present tense
back into
3rd person singular
backs into
present participle
backing into
past simple
backed into
past participle
backed into
Examples
We did n't play well, but luckily we backed into the finals after the other team's unexpected loss.
