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What does on the back of mean?

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Preposition
  1. (idiomatic) as a result of; after; subsequent to.
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Just then, Div whapped him on the back of the head with the bottle of carpet cleaner.
They also go into the game on the back of some good form that has seen them dispose of Champions League qualifiers Everton and Blackburn Rovers.
Last year, on the back of two years of drought, Margaret's orchard was ravaged by severe frosts.
Pembrokeshire's arable acreage had increased on the back of buoyant prices last summer.
I was gazing out of the window when I felt a sharp kick on the back of my chair.
He scribbled his address and Com number on the back of a book of matches and gave it to her.

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