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.
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Over the past two years, Baltimore City has witnessed over 5,000 felony cases charged and closed, more than 1,700 repeat, violent offenders put behind bars with a sentence of five years without the possibility of parole, and nearly 300 individuals convicted of murder.
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Ivan J. Bates, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
The rebuild the Hawks tried to put behind them this season is clinging to them like stubborn lint.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Another week, another loss the Jets are trying to put behind them.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Research has found that when the wrong person is put behind bars, the real perpetrator often goes on to commit more crimes, according to Kate Judson, executive director of the Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
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Ivan J. Bates, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
The rebuild the Hawks tried to put behind them this season is clinging to them like stubborn lint.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Another week, another loss the Jets are trying to put behind them.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Research has found that when the wrong person is put behind bars, the real perpetrator often goes on to commit more crimes, according to Kate Judson, executive director of the Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Put (something) behind (oneself).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20%28something%29%20behind%20%28oneself%29. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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