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scratch someone's back
scratch someone's back
Do someone a favor in hopes that a favor will be returned. For example, I don't mind driving this time-she's scratched my back plenty of times. It also is put as you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, as in If you do the laundry I'll do the cooking-you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. This idiom was first recorded in 1704.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Sabryna | | sə-BREEN-ə | English (Rare) |
| Marijus | | - | Lithuanian |
| Syntyche | | SIN-tə-kee (English) | Biblical, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek |
| Sprague | | [spreig] | |
| Ferid | | - | Azerbaijani, Bosnian |
| Raymond | | RAY-mənd (English), re-MAWN (French) | English, French |