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'back themselves' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to refer to a situation where someone is supporting or advocating for themselves. For example: “The workers are striking to back themselves in the labor dispute”.
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"They've given themselves a chance and they'll back themselves.
They would have to come back themselves, and they did.
Tottenham would surely back themselves in a straight fight with Manchester United.
They will probably back themselves into a fairly anti-European position.
I just hope everybody is going to be pragmatic and not back themselves into a corner.
Eventually, the Israelis let ambulances through to remove the wounded and stepped back themselves.
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"They were backing themselves".
Drew and her team had backed themselves into a corner.
Back in the day, great Wallaby players like George Gregan and Stephen Larkham always backed themselves to be smarter than the opposition.
Sri Lanka backed themselves to defend their modest total against anyone, and rightly so.
They backed themselves as an attacking side, despite the criticism they have had.
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