back into
English
Pronunciation
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Verb
back into (third-person singular simple present backs into, present participle backing into, simple past and past participle backed into)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, into.
- (sports, idiomatic) To advance to the post-season as a result of another team's loss, especially where one's own team has also lost.
- The 2006 St. Louis Cardinals backed into the playoffs.