get behind
Idioms-
See fall behind .
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Support someone or something; also, help to promote someone or something. For example, We must find as many workers as we can to get behind the union .
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Enjoy, appreciate, as in Norma just can't get behind ballet . [ Slang ; c. 1970]
Example Sentences
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Unable to work, she has lost her business and her driving licence was revoked because she is not safe to get behind the wheel.
From BBC
People still need to drive, Hallgren noted, but the diverging patterns indicate that “households with tighter budgets may already be changing when, where or how often they get behind the wheel.”
From MarketWatch
"A walking scorer startled me, got close to me from behind. I pulled my caddie and said, 'You can't let anybody get behind me'," Woodland explained.
From BBC
He said he would tell the other protesters to "grow up", adding: "Get involved and get behind our military."
From BBC
He added: "I think it's important that we also remember as individuals that we have a responsibility when we get behind the wheel of a car."
From BBC
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