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Phrase(s): place something back
1. to move something backwards. • Place this chair back a little. It is in the walkway. • Would you please place the boxes back so there is more room to get through? 2. to return something to where it was. • You found it on the table. Place it back when you finish. • When you finish examining the book from the shelf, place it back.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs