out back

Idioms  

1. see under out front.

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Example Sentences

Akira’s long, one-story house sat on a flat piece of land with a small red barn out back.

From Literature

“We live in fire country. We’re prepared for this. The house is made of concrete, and we’ve got the generator running out back so we have electricity and water from the well. Your mom wet down the roof and the yard with the hose, and there’s nothing burnable within a hundred feet of the house. We’re good.”

From Literature

We took Howard out back of my house and tried to wash off his head, which is how we found out the pictures were all waterproof.

From Literature

Out back, there’s an 1,800-square-foot guesthouse and a 45-foot-long infinity pool.

From MarketWatch

Depending on your space and temperament, this might mean a modest herb garden, a few raised beds in the backyard, a plot at the community garden, or simply keeping an eye on the lemon tree out back as it does its mysterious thing.

From Salon