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throw oneself behind

throw oneself behind verb: to begin to or decide to begin supporting (a campaign, idea, philosophy, leader, etc.).

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.).

Forms of throw oneself behind

third-person singular presentthrows oneself behind
present participlethrowing oneself behind
pastthrew oneself behind
past participlethrown oneself behind

Questions about throw oneself behind

What does throw oneself behind mean?
Throw oneself behind means to begin to or decide to begin supporting (a campaign, idea, philosophy, leader, etc.).
What part of speech is throw oneself behind?
Throw oneself behind is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw oneself behind?
The past tense of throw oneself behind is threw oneself behind.

Words near throw oneself behind in the dictionary

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

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