get thee behind me

get thee behind me

A phrase used to rebuke temptation. The full Biblical phrase is "Get thee behind me, Satan." You know I'm on a diet, and you're offering me ice cream? Get thee behind me!
See also: behind, get, thee
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
  • sure as eggs is eggs
  • how about
  • how/what about...?
  • great minds
  • great minds think alike
  • eggs is eggs
  • a penny for them
  • beck and call
  • Heinz 57
References in periodicals archive
The truly satanic can, through grace, be confronted with Jesus' words: "Get thee behind me." Like danger, violence and death, it can be overcome.
"Cause to weep" (emotions run high in a support group for homosexual youths)
When our Lord was tempted, He said, "Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written..." (Luke 4:8), then He went on to quote the Scripture that covered His need.
Satan: the father of lies