back-to-front order
noun phraseUK /ˌbæk tə ˈfrʌnt ˈɔːdə/
US /ˌbæk tə ˈfrʌnt ˈɔːrdər/
A way of putting things in line starting with the last one and ending with the first.
The teacher asked us to line up in back-to-front order, so the tallest kid went first.
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2. Arranged so the rear part comes before the front part.
He wore his shirt in back-to-front order by mistake.
3. Doing steps in the wrong sequence, starting from the end.
She read the recipe in back-to-front order and cracked the eggs last.
4. A reversed way of saying or listing things.
The names were listed in back-to-front order, from Z to A.