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Italian
Etymology
Literally, “forward and backward”.
Adverb
avanti e indietro
- back and forth
Noun
avanti e indietro m (invariable)
- back and forth
2020, Barack Obama, chapter 24, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:Dopo parecchi avanti e indietro... finalmente McConnell cedette e il 6 dicembre 2010 fui in grado di annunciare che era stato raggiunto un accordo completo.- After a lot of back-and-forth... McConnell finally relented and on December 6, 2010, I was able to announce that a comprehensive agreement had been reached.
- (literally, “After quite a few back and forths... McConnell finally gave in and on December 6, 2010, I was able to announce that a complete agreement had been reached.”)