put (something) behind (oneself)

phrasal verb

put (something) behind (oneself); putting (something) behind (oneself); puts (something) behind (oneself)

: to stop worrying about or being upset by (something that happened in the past)

It was a disappointing loss, but we need to put it behind us and focus on winning the next game.

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Boeing has struggled to regain its footing after a door plug blew out midair in January 2024, sparking a new safety crisis at the company that was trying to put behind it the fallout from two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019. —

Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025 Over the past two years, Baltimore City has witnessed over 5,000 felony cases charged and closed, more than 1,700 repeat, violent offenders put behind bars with a sentence of five years without the possibility of parole, and nearly 300 individuals convicted of murder. —

Ivan J. Bates, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025 The rebuild the Hawks tried to put behind them this season is clinging to them like stubborn lint. —

Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025 Another week, another loss the Jets are trying to put behind them. —

Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for put (something) behind (oneself)

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