- be behind sth
- be behind sb/sth► to support someone in what they are doing: »
He has the support of the whole company - we're all behind him.
»I'm 100% behind the project.
Main Entry: ↑behind
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leave behind sth; leave sth behind — UK US leave behind sth; leave sth behind Phrasal Verb with leave({{}}/liːv/ verb (past tense and past participle left /left/) ► to cause a situation to exist, especially a bad one, after you have gone: »The army left a trail of destruction behind … Financial and business terms
throw your weight behind sth — Ⅰ. throw your weight behind sth ► to use your power to support a project, an idea, etc.: »Senior politicians threw their weight behind the charity s campaign. Main Entry: ↑throw Ⅱ. throw/put your weight behind sth ► to use all your influence to… … Financial and business terms
put your weight behind sth — throw/put your weight behind sth ► to use all your influence to support something: »The building firm threw its weight behind criticism of the government s new planning restrictions. Main Entry: ↑weight … Financial and business terms
throw/put your weight behind sth — ► to use all your influence to support something: »The building firm threw its weight behind criticism of the government s new planning restrictions. Main Entry: ↑weight … Financial and business terms
get behind sth — UK US get behind sb/sth Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to support somebody or something: »If every member of the top management team doesn t get behind this project, it s never going to work … Financial and business terms
behind — Used for listed equity securities. At the same price but entered after your order/ interest, such as on the specialist s book. Antithesis of ahead of you. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. behind be‧hind 1 [bɪˈhaɪnd] adverb be/get/fall… … Financial and business terms
behind — 1 /bI haInd/ preposition 1 at or towards the back of something: The cat ran out from behind a tree. | I got stuck behind a truck all the way to the airport. | Jane shut the door behind her. see front 1 2 not as successful or advanced as someone… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
behind*/*/*/ — [bɪˈhaɪnd] grammar word I summary: Behind can be: ■ a preposition: The car behind us was flashing its lights. ■ an adverb: I stayed behind to look after the children. 1) at the back of sb/sth at the back of someone or something, or following them … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
throw your weight behind something — throw your weight behind someone/something/ phrase to use your power to support a plan or a project The minister has thrown his weight behind the campaign. Thesaurus: to support an idea, plan or personsynonym Main entry: throw … Useful english dictionary
put your weight behind something — throw/put your weight behind sth idiom to use all your influence and power to support sth • The government has thrown its weight behind the anti pollution campaign. Main entry: ↑weightidiom … Useful english dictionary
