put something behind one

put something behind one

The losing candidate was just glad to put it behind him after months on the campaign trail.


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  • put something behind one — CONSIGN TO THE PAST, put down to experience, regard as water under the bridge, forget about, ignore. → behind * * * put something behind one To resign something (usu unpleasant) to the past and consider it finished • • • Main Entry: ↑behind * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • put something behind one — they put last night s loss to the Orioles behind them Syn: consign to the past, put down to experience, regard as water under the bridge, forget about, ignore …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • behind — 1. preposition 1) he hid behind a tree Syn: at the back/rear of, beyond, on the far/other side of, in back of Ant: in front of 2) a guard ran behind him Syn: after, following, at the back …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • behind — be|hind1 [ bı haınd ] function word *** Behind can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): The car behind us was flashing its lights. as an adverb (without a following noun): I stayed behind to take care of the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • behind — I UK [bɪˈhaɪnd] / US adverb, preposition *** Summary: Behind can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): The car behind us was flashing its lights. as an adverb (without a following noun): I stayed behind to look… …   English dictionary

  • put */*/*/ — UK [pʊt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms put : present tense I/you/we/they put he/she/it puts present participle putting past tense put past participle put 1) a) to move something to a particular position, especially using your hands She put… …   English dictionary

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