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To ‘back someone up’ means to support them.
‘I am going to tell the boss what I really think, will you back me up?’
‘Back up’ can also mean to reverse a car.
‘Back up a bit so I have room to get out.’
‘Backed up’ can describe a situation where traffic is congested and moving slowly.
‘The freeway is backed up all the way to the outer suburbs.’
To ‘back something up’ is to make a copy of it.
‘We back up the computers on Fridays.’
Can you write a sentence for each of the these meanings?
Back up – support.
Back up – reverse.
Back up – traffic jam.
Back up – computer.
Backpacking
Young people who set off on longer trips are sometimes called 'backpackers', after the large bags, or backpacks, they carry. The verb is backpacking.
'She is backpacking around Australia this summer.'
A 'backpacker’s' is also a shortened form of 'backpacker’s hostel', a place where backpackers can get accommodation, often in shared rooms.
'There’s a backpacker’s next door so it is quite noisy at night.'
When backpacking, it is a good idea to travel light, to make sure you only take what you need.
Where would you like to go backpacking?
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