on the back of
idiom
1
: because of or on the strength of (something)
Profits have increased on the back of improved international sales.
2
disapproving
: by using the efforts of (other people)
The company has achieved record profits on the back of cheap labor.
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The Royals signed Frazier on the back of that season, bringing in the 32-year-old utility man on a one-year.
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Kevin Flaherty, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2024
Reaching this final, on the back of an Australian Open semifinal in January, confirms his comeback to the top echelons of the sport.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 9 June 2024
Cycle rickshaw driver Mohammad Rubel Hosen looks through the artwork on the back of his bike, in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2023.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024
The man had blood on the back of his pants, so deputies stopped to ask him about it, said Oceanside police spokesperson Tom Bussey.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
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Kevin Flaherty, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2024
Reaching this final, on the back of an Australian Open semifinal in January, confirms his comeback to the top echelons of the sport.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 9 June 2024
Cycle rickshaw driver Mohammad Rubel Hosen looks through the artwork on the back of his bike, in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2023.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024
The man had blood on the back of his pants, so deputies stopped to ask him about it, said Oceanside police spokesperson Tom Bussey.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
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