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putting something behind one

putting something behind one is the present participle and gerund 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 putting something behind one

What is putting something behind one the present participle and gerund of?
Putting something behind one is the present participle and gerund of put something behind one.

Words near putting something behind one in the dictionary

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

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