get behind
phrasal verb
got behind; got behind or gotten behind; getting behind; gets behind
1
: to fail to do something as quickly as required or expected
We've been getting further (and further) behind (schedule).
We got behind with our car payments.
2
: to support (someone or something)
The proposal may succeed if a few more people get behind it.
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While still waiting for the return of other favorite menu items (RIP Original Chicken Crispers), this is a reunion fans on Instagram can get behind.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
An insider told the Miami Herald Umansky was the life of the party, getting behind the DJ station, taking selfies, drinking Subourbon Life cocktails and even dancing on the table at one point (Page Six has photographic proof).
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
White, who’d gotten behind Bombino to the far post, finished with his chest.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
But Carolina answered when McMillan got behind the Rams defense and hauled in his only catch of the game on a fourth-and-2 play to give Carolina back the lead.
—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
An insider told the Miami Herald Umansky was the life of the party, getting behind the DJ station, taking selfies, drinking Subourbon Life cocktails and even dancing on the table at one point (Page Six has photographic proof).
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
White, who’d gotten behind Bombino to the far post, finished with his chest.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
But Carolina answered when McMillan got behind the Rams defense and hauled in his only catch of the game on a fourth-and-2 play to give Carolina back the lead.
—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Get behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20behind. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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