see the back of



see the back of

Be finished with, as in I hope we've seen the back of Betsy; she is terribly rude. This idiom transfers literally seeing someone's back because they are leaving to a more figurative and permanent departure. Also see see the last of.
See also: back, of, see

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
VenkaVEN-kahEsperanto
Saleem-Arabic
Nayara-Spanish
Ahenobarbus-Ancient Roman
JerriJER-eeEnglish
Isidoraee-see-DHO-rah (Spanish), ee-zee-DO-rah (Italian), iz-i-DAWR-ə (English)Serbian, Macedonian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian (Rare), Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Ancient Gr