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Phrase(s): lean back (on someone or something)
to recline backwards, pressing on someone or something. • Don’t lean back on me! I’m not a chair! • Lean back on the couch and tell me what you are thinking., Phrase(s): lean back
[for someone] to recline backwards, usually in a chair. • Lean back and make yourself comfortable. • Let’s lean back and be comfortable., Phrase(s): lean back (against someone or something)
to recline backwards, putting weight on someone or something. • Just lean back against me. I will prevent you from falling. • Relax and lean back. Nothing bad is going to happen.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs