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Meaning of put something behind one | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

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

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

put something down to experience put something into perspective put something over put spurs to put stock in put store by

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