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puts something behind one

puts something behind one is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put something behind one.

Meaning of put something behind one

Verb

put something behind one (third-person singular simple present puts something behind one, present participle putting something behind one, simple past and past participle put something behind one)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To recover from an unpleasant or traumatic experience; to overcome a negative feeling, especially anger, resentment, or grief.
    • The losing candidate was just glad to put it behind him after months on the campaign trail.
    Synonyms:
    get over, move on

Questions about puts something behind one

What is puts something behind one the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts something behind one is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put something behind one.

Words near puts something behind one in the dictionary

  1. puts someone wise
  2. puts someone's back up
  3. puts someone's light out
  4. puts someone's lights out
  5. puts someone's pipe out
  6. puts something behind one
  7. puts something down to experience
  8. puts something into perspective
  9. puts spurs to
  10. puts stock in
  11. puts store by

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