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Backstretch - What does it mean?

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backstretch

English

Noun

(backstretches)
  • the part of a racecourse that is farthest from the grandstand and parallel to the homestretch.
  • the area adjacent to a racetrack where the horses are stabled and stable employees have temporary living accommodations.
  • The middle part of an event
  • * 26 June 2014 , A.A Dowd, AV Club Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler spoof rom-com clichés in They Came Together [http://www.avclub.com/review/paul-rudd-and-amy-poehler-spoof-rom-com-cliches-th-206220]
    • In some respects, it might be too faithful to the genre it savages; as in many real rom-coms, the energy flags during the plot’s backstretch , and audiences may share the drifting interest of Kyle (Bill Hader) and Karen (Ellie Kemper), who come to regret ever asking Joel and Molly to chronicle their meet-cute.

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    * frontstretch

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