Meaning of put something behind one | Babel Free

Definitions

To recover from an unpleasant or traumatic experience; to overcome a negative feeling, especially anger, resentment, or grief.

idiomatic, transitive

Examples

“The losing candidate was just glad to put it behind him after months on the campaign trail.”

“Owen Hargreaves put his injury problems behind him with a fabulous goal on his debut as Manchester City beat holders Birmingham City to reach the fourth round of the Carling Cup.”

CEFR level