pin back
verb1
To keep at a distance
- They were certainly the more rounded team and it was unusual, to say the least, to see Chelsea with home advantage being pinned back into their own half.2015 January 31, Daniel Taylor, “David Silva seizes point for Manchester City as Chelsea are checked”, in The Guardian (London):
- For a solid five minutes or so Rangers pinned Celtic back and probed at them.2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record:
- Related terms
- pin back one's ears, have one's ears pinned back