106 entries under expression topic. ×
| in reverse(adjective, idiom, adverb, back) | |
| to the rear(adjective, idiom, adverb, back) | |
| behind time(idiom, slow, tardy, delayed) | |
| mentally retarded | |
| slow to(verb, phrasal verb, unwillingness) | |
| turned around(verb, adverb, phrasal verb) | |
| upside down(verb, adjective, phrasal verb) | |
| after time(idiom, lateness) | |
| against the grain(adjective, idiom, forced, averse) | |
| behind the times | |
| bottom up(adjective, upset, reversed, tangled) | |
| held up(late, tardy, delayed, overdue) | |
| hung up(late, tardy, delayed, overdue) | |
| in a bind(idiom, late, tardy, delayed) | |
| in abeyance(idiom, lateness) | |
| mentally deficient | |
| vice versa | |
| ass over elbows | |
| bottom side up | |
| ex post facto |
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