get behind
phrasal verb
got behind; got behind or gotten behind; getting behind; gets behind
1
: to fail to do something as quickly as required or expected
We've been getting further (and further) behind (schedule).
We got behind with our car payments.
2
: to support (someone or something)
The proposal may succeed if a few more people get behind it.
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This is something that is so across the aisle, everybody can get behind us.
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Andrea Hsu, NPR, 17 Feb. 2025
White set his comedic hothouse noir at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea in Hawaii, and, as season one grew in popularity, the public got behind it: the hotel-as-total-set worked brilliantly.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
As the defense reacted, Mahomes got behind Kelce and followed the big tight end toward the goal line.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
And while many Americans can get behind cutting certain aspects of government spending, the FDA is entrusted with protecting public health.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Andrea Hsu, NPR, 17 Feb. 2025
White set his comedic hothouse noir at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea in Hawaii, and, as season one grew in popularity, the public got behind it: the hotel-as-total-set worked brilliantly.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
As the defense reacted, Mahomes got behind Kelce and followed the big tight end toward the goal line.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
And while many Americans can get behind cutting certain aspects of government spending, the FDA is entrusted with protecting public health.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Get behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20behind. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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