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Unable to work, she has lost her business and her driving licence was revoked because she is not safe to get behind the wheel.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 • Mar. 30, 2026
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 • Mar. 28, 2026
Trump may be trying to ease the process by picking a candidate most of Wall Street can get behind, theorizes Jake Schurmeier, portfolio manager at Harbor Capital Advisors.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
Dan Richter, an engineer restoring a 1970 Buick Gran Sport, can’t get behind the idea.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
“Just sit back. Starr, get behind the wheel.”
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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