go back and forth
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle forth
Usefulness
Meanings
Move repeatedly between two points or positions
Why “forth”? Movement repeats between two points or positions.
“Messages went back and forth all night.”
“The ball went back and forth across the net.”
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