live off the backs of vs play on

live off the backs of

play on

verb
  • to hit the ball into his own wicket, thus being out bowled 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, on. 

  • to let the game continue after a foul has been committed, because the situation is advantageous to the team who would be awarded a foul. 

  • To exploit by exacerbating. 

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