on the back of
idiom
1
: because of or on the strength of (something)
Profits have increased on the back of improved international sales.
2
disapproving
: by using the efforts of (other people)
The company has achieved record profits on the back of cheap labor.
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The movie may not seem like a crowd-pleaser on paper, nor a box office breakout, yet the film has drawn close to 1 million spectators at home since its release on December 11, 2024, for a rough gross of $6.5M on the back of a $2.1M (€2M) budget.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
The one apparel brand and distributor represented among the commenting parties, strongly opposed the proposals on the back of the fees.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 2025
The lot code can be found printed on the back of the bottle towards the top.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2025
With that new target, Chatterjee forecasts that shares of Super Micro, known for its servers powered with Nvidia graphics processing chips, could gain about 15% on the back of a better supply ramp from Nvidia’s Blackwell chips.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
The one apparel brand and distributor represented among the commenting parties, strongly opposed the proposals on the back of the fees.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 2025
The lot code can be found printed on the back of the bottle towards the top.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2025
With that new target, Chatterjee forecasts that shares of Super Micro, known for its servers powered with Nvidia graphics processing chips, could gain about 15% on the back of a better supply ramp from Nvidia’s Blackwell chips.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
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“On the back of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20back%20of. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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