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Meanings of get behind in English

To lag or linger behind.

Synonyms
Examples for "trail"
Examples for "trail"
1
After high school graduation, however, many students stop leaving a paper trail.
Reuters
2
The muddy trail I had left ten days ago seemed quite undisturbed.
The Asylum
3
Look the wrong way too often and every trail may go cold.
The Irish Times
4
Could he have left a trail by way of his sea charts?
Depths
5
Increases in deaths tend to trail spikes new infections by several weeks.
Radio NZ
1
Industry will probably be less of a drag this year, Lozano said.
Reuters
2
Such requirements can drag out rule proposals for months, or even years.
Reuters
3
They drag the river for days but of course nothing comes up.
Burning bright
4
Those in the bows leant over to drag in the young lord.
The Heir of Kilfinnan: A Tale of the Shore and Ocean
5
Here's another real world example: the drag-and-drop Ajax interface in Yahoo Sports.
Wired
1
Should he drop back to ordinary level and reassess his course expectations?
The Irish Times
2
Spanish and Italian bond yields continue to drop back from yesterday's levels.
The Guardian
3
And the drop back to reality this time would be a killer.
Secret weapon spouse
4
Nicodemus let the shaggy head drop back into the bunk, and rose.
Nicanor - Teller of Tales : A Story of Roman Britain
5
She had a tendency to drop back down faster than he did.
Sushi for one?
1
She had to hang back and see how this situation played out.
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
2
She knew I wouldn't hang back, not now I'd come so far.
The Good, The Bad, and The Uncanny
3
Let's hang back until he's gone and see if the kid's home.
Naked Heat
4
I hang back and wait, trying not to get in the way.
The Jennifer Morgue
5
Spurred by Darwin's writing, he resolved not to hang back any longer.
The new yorker
1
I tried to drop behind, but found it impossible in the press.
Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography
2
I managed to drop behind in order to give her an opportunity.
A Master of Mysteries
3
He found himself very glad to drop behind into the beaten trail.
The Silent Places
4
You must take care to see that men do not drop behind.
The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
5
When men do not consciously compete with others, they inevitably drop behind.
The Warriors
Usage of get behind in English
1
Supporters said the result showed the party should now get behind her.
Reuters
2
The Tongan community should continue to get behind his team, Woolf said.
Radio NZ
3
GDPR is one example of EU governance we should all get behind.
The Irish Times
4
He did urge Americans to get behind a push for energy legislation.
Reuters
5
Which is something that she certainly supported and certainly would get behind.
NY Magazine
6
His Formula 1 namesake said: I have got to get behind it.
News.com.au
7
I think artists, network, co-stars and co-hosts should get behind the industry.
News.com.au
8
Can access ever compete with the freedom to get behind the facades?
The Guardian
9
Until that point City had struggled to get behind the visiting defence.
The Guardian
10
There could be a more serious write-in candidate people can get behind.
Reuters
11
Kaino said he hopes the Samoan crowd will get behind the team.
Radio NZ
12
Hollywood studios' specialist arms still get behind the likes of Enough Said.
The Guardian
13
The panelists discuss whether they'd get behind this idea to curb waste.
Radio NZ
14
I'm hoping all the supporters will get behind him and support him.
The Irish Times
15
So you decided to get behind and push them in that direction?
Treecat Wars
16
Naturally the friends were all eager to get behind the big guns.
Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns; Or, Sinking the German U-Boats
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Get behind across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
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