back straight

British

noun

a straight part of a circuit, esp of an athletics track or a racecourse, furthest from the finishing point

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Back straight, chest out, chin at a ninety-degree angle, he marches with stiff legs, advancing for hours on end.

From Literature

"Police located me straight away and brought me back straight away. That place had eyes and ears everywhere."

From BBC

I stood there in front of the old tree, back straight, hands clasped in front of me.

From Literature

She reset to break Pegula's hitherto dominant serve, but was broken back straight away with her fourth double fault of the contest.

From Barron's

She broke back straight away for 4-4 and then charged through back-to-back games to take victory.

From BBC

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