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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Just three of the opening day’s starting XI featured in last season’s Championship play-offs, with seven of the other eight making debuts on the back of summer transfers.
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Meta buy levels: $738, $722, $638 Starting with Meta Platforms, the first level of interest would be around $738 per share, a level that proved to be resistance twice over the past year before the stock broke above it on the back of a strong earnings report.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
Other scenes included Bieber kissing the little one's toes, a close-up of the nearly 1-year-old reaching for the camera, a shot of the family of three sitting together on the back of a boat, and a clip of Hailey holding onto her son in the water.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Eight e-dirt bikes were seized and towed away on the back of a truck, police said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Meta buy levels: $738, $722, $638 Starting with Meta Platforms, the first level of interest would be around $738 per share, a level that proved to be resistance twice over the past year before the stock broke above it on the back of a strong earnings report.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
Other scenes included Bieber kissing the little one's toes, a close-up of the nearly 1-year-old reaching for the camera, a shot of the family of three sitting together on the back of a boat, and a clip of Hailey holding onto her son in the water.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Eight e-dirt bikes were seized and towed away on the back of a truck, police said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
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