Usually means: Repeatedly alternating directions or opinions.
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  1. back-and-forth: Merriam-Webster
  2. back-and-forth: Wordnik
  3. back-and-forth: Wiktionary
  4. back-and-forth: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  5. back-and-forth: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. back-and-forth: Dictionary.com
  7. back-and-forth: FreeDictionary.org
  8. back-and-forth: TheFreeDictionary.com
  9. back-and-forth: Merriam-Webster

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  1. back-and-forth: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (Back-and-forth)

noun:  Alternative form of back and forth [The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing.]

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