put behind

Related to put behind: pay a visit, gunning for, along the lines, without a hitch

put (something) behind (someone or something)

1. To stop focusing on, thinking about, or obsessing over something. You should put those bad memories behind you and start focusing on the good life you have now. Let's just put this loss behind us and start preparing for the next game.
2. To provide or give something that aids, supports, or assists someone or something. The committee members promised to put the fund behind a development scheme for the impoverished area. We're putting all of our resources behind you and your team.
See also: behind, put
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

put something behind someone or something

to place something in back of someone or something. I put the box behind Mary, and she didn't even know it was there. Please put the present behind the couch where janet will not see it.
See also: behind, put
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

put behind

v.
1. To place something to the rear of something or someone: I put the wires behind the bookcase, where no one can see them.
2. To provide something to someone or something as a means of support or assistance: The corporation put one million dollars behind the reconstruction project.
3. To consciously stop worrying or thinking about some unpleasant experience: I'm glad you put those bad days behind you and finished your studies.
4. To place someone in some lower or less advanced grade or class, especially due to inadequate performance: I couldn't pass all the required tests, so they had to put me behind with the beginners.
See also: behind, put
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • put (something) behind (someone or something)
  • put behind one
  • put something behind you
  • leave aside
  • wake up and die right
  • Black Lives Matter
  • lay stress on (something)
  • stress
  • give away the shop
  • give away the store
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Those not doing it will be put behind bars,' said Mr Jadoon.
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Abid Mehmood, 30, formerly of Elmhurst Road, Quarrendon, was put behind bars in 2009 after attacking the woman in the back of his taxi on the car park of Nuffield Health Centre in Fairford Leys.
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Anti-knife campaigner John Johnson, whose son Kevin was murdered outside his Sunderland home in May 2007, has slammed figures that reveal just a fraction of those caught carrying knives have been put behind bars.
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A BUNGLING burglar who left behind his fingerprints and a bloodstain when he raided a house just five weeks after being released from prison has been put behind bars for another two years.
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HERE is my last treble of the year and it's one I'll be glad to put behind me.
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After a dramatic showdown with Pete, evil Zoe is put behind bars.
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If it is put behind the Hall of Memory, it will not be clearly visible to drivers heading north.
Letter: Put the statue back
Before Ready can set out to pan for gold with his father Mr Gates is grievously injured and Ready must give up all hope for leaving the life he desperately wants to put behind him.
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