get behind

Verb

get behind (third-person singular simple present gets behind, present participle getting behind, simple past got behind, past participle (UK) got behind or (US) gotten behind)

1. (informal) To come to believe or support something.
   • I can't get behind the idea that all homeless people are just too lazy to work.

   Synonyms:

   endorse

2. (informal, transitive) To support, to cheer on.
3. (informal, transitive) To appreciate, to enjoy.
   • I could definitely get behind a fun restaurant in this town.
4. (informal, narcotics) To have a trip or any pleasurable experience with drugs.
5. (slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To nag or pressure (somebody).
6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, behind.