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Phrasal verbs with "behind"

16 phrasal verbs use this particle

drop behind
B1

To fail to keep up with others or with a required pace or schedule.

fall behind
B1

To fail to keep up with others or with a schedule; to make less progress than expected.

get behind
B1

To support someone or something enthusiastically, or to fall behind schedule.

hang behind
B1

To remain in a place after others have left, or to move more slowly than a group.

hide behind
B2

To use something as a shield or excuse to avoid revealing your true feelings or taking responsibility.

lag behind
B1

To move, progress, or develop more slowly than others or than expected; to fail to keep pace.

lay behind
C1

To be the underlying cause, reason, or motivation for something. (Note: 'lie behind' is the more standard form.)

leave behind
A2

To forget to take something with you, to progress faster than others so they fall back, or to move on from a past situation.

lie behind
B2

To be the real, often hidden, reason or cause that explains something.

put behind one
B2

To deliberately stop letting a negative past experience affect you and decide to move forward with your life.

rally behind
B1

To unite as a group in support of a leader, cause, or idea.

run behind
B1

to be late or slower than planned

stand behind
B1

To support or endorse a person, decision, or action.

stay behind
A2

To remain in a place after others have left; to not go with others

trail behind
B1

to come after someone or something at a distance or lower level

walk behind
A2

To walk in a position behind another person or group.