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threw oneself behind

threw oneself behind is the simple past of throw oneself behind.

Meaning of throw oneself behind

Verb

throw oneself behind (third-person singular simple present throws oneself behind, present participle throwing oneself behind, simple past threw oneself behind, past participle thrown oneself behind)

  1. (transitive) To begin to or decide to begin supporting (a campaign, idea, philosophy, leader, etc.).

Questions about threw oneself behind

What is threw oneself behind the simple past of?
Threw oneself behind is the simple past of throw oneself behind.

Words near threw oneself behind in the dictionary

  1. threw one's toys out of the pram
  2. threw one's voice
  3. threw one's weight around
  4. threw one's weight behind
  5. threw oneself at
  6. threw oneself behind
  7. threw oneself into
  8. threw oneself on someone's mercy
  9. threw open
  10. threw out
  11. threw out the baby with the bathwater

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