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 company expects revenue to rise another 17% year-over-year in its fourth quarter on the back of pricing adjustments and continued membership and ad revenue growth. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025 Ouattara’s supporters point to a relatively strong economy, a flurry of infrastructure development across the country and investments in the public sector on the back of increasing government earnings and foreign investment. Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025 Early next year, the company will pull the cover off its Elettrica, a model first conceived in 2020 on the back of electrified vehicle engineering that stretches back to the Ferrari F1 team's 2009 F399 race car. Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 The only way to change photos more often on the Ink is by using the physical buttons on the back of the frame. PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on the back of

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“On the back of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20back%20of. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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