put (something) behind (oneself)

phrasal verb

put (something) behind (oneself); putting (something) behind (oneself); puts (something) behind (oneself)

: to stop worrying about or being upset by (something that happened in the past)

It was a disappointing loss, but we need to put it behind us and focus on winning the next game.

Examples of put (something) behind (oneself) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There’s nothing to run away from or try to put behind us. —

Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024 Bulger ran Boston’s Irish mob in the 1970s and ’80s, and was put behind bars in 2013 in connection to nearly a dozen murders and other crimes. —

Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024 There were protests on the day the charge was introduced, with locals waving banners and holding up their passports in anger at the city being put behind a barrier, like a theme park or museum. —

Barbie Natza Ladeau and Jack Guy, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024 This was a week the Orioles couldn’t wait to put behind them. —

Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for put (something) behind (oneself)

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