The horse was working hard to come up from behind.
•Lee was losing in the election, but he began to come from behind in the last week.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
come from behind — To progress from the rear of a field of contestants or from a losing position into a winning position (also figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑behind * * * win after lagging … Useful english dictionary
come-from-behind — adj. Come from behind is used with these nouns: ↑win … Collocations dictionary
Behind the sofa — is a British pop culture phrase, used as a metaphor to describe the actions that a state of fear may drive a person to mdash; e.g., a child hiding behind the sofa to avoid a frightening television programme. Although the phrase is sometimes… … Wikipedia
behind — [OE] Behind was compounded in Old English times from the prefix bi ‘by’ and hindan ‘from behind’. This second element, and the related Old English hinder ‘below’, have relatives in other Germanic languages (German hinten and hinter ‘behind’, for… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
behind — [OE] Behind was compounded in Old English times from the prefix bi ‘by’ and hindan ‘from behind’. This second element, and the related Old English hinder ‘below’, have relatives in other Germanic languages (German hinten and hinter ‘behind’, for… … Word origins
come from behind — verb To be in a winning position after having been in a losing position … Wiktionary
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come — 1 /kVm/ verb past tense came past participle come MOVE 1 (I) a word meaning to move towards someone, or to visit or arrive at a place, used when the person speaking or the person listening is in that place: Come a little closer. | Sarah s coming… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
come — [c]/kʌm / (say kum) verb (came, come, coming) –verb (i) 1. to move towards the speaker or towards a particular place; approach. 2. to arrive by movement or in course of progress; approach or arrive in time, succession, etc. (sometimes in… …
come — come1 W1S1 [kʌm] v past tense came [keım] past participle come ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move towards somebody/something)¦ 2¦(go with somebody)¦ 3¦(travel to a place)¦ 4¦(post)¦ 5¦(happen)¦ 6¦(reach a level/place)¦ 7¦(be produce … Dictionary of contemporary English
come — come1 [ kʌm ] (past tense came [ keım ] ; past participle come) verb *** ▸ 1 move/travel (to here) ▸ 2 reach particular state ▸ 3 start doing something ▸ 4 reach particular point ▸ 5 be received ▸ 6 happen ▸ 7 exist or be produced ▸ 8 be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
