come from behind

Idioms  

1. Also, come up from behind. Advance from the rear or from a losing position, as in You can expect the Mets to come from behind before the season is over, or The polls say our candidate is coming up from behind. This idiom, which originated in horse racing, was first transferred to scores in various sports and later to more general use.

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come from behind

Harry Kane scores twice as England come from behind to beat DR Congo in a tense World Cup encounter in Atlanta, and set up a last-16 meeting with Mexico.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Iran twice come from behind to draw 2-2 with New Zealand at the Los Angeles Stadium in their Group G encounter.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

Cheers when Iran scored to twice come from behind to draw 2-2 with New Zealand.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

"I was not expecting him to come from behind," he told the jury.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

Tug come from behind the tree and said, “Come on, Petey, be a good sport, it ain’t nothing but a joke! It couldn’t-a hurt that much, it coulda hurt a lot more.”

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis