around back

adv

around back

adv

1

Informal Behind, or at the back of, a building.

On this particular morning, the boy went around back of his father’s shop […] and as he turned the corner, he saw M. Garouche crawling out from under the stall[…]1856, The Flag of Our Union 1856-02-23: Vol.11 No.8:
"Listen! I hear my wife callin' me." So he left the field an' snuk around back of brother Bear's house.1917, American Folklore Society, The Journal of American Folk-Lore:

2 more examples

“Lady, I am so hungry I could eat the grass right out of your front yard.” Then she told me to go around back, it was longer.1923, Arthur LeRoy Kaser, Vaudeville Turns: Humorous Monologues and One-Act Sketches for Club, Lodge, Home, School, or Professional Production:
I come to my senses as I drive into the city limits. It is only a short skip to Bill's house. I pull around back and notice a light on in his bedroom.2001, Louis Lento, Dead Ringer:

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