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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Calumet — The maker of specialty products such as oils and solvents popped about 5% on the back of Bank of America’s initiation at a buy rating.
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 13 May 2025
The Norma Oficial Mexicana is a four digit number on the back of every bottle of tequila.
—Isidoro Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Williams picked up a chair, swung at Johnson once with it and missed before hitting Johnson on the back of the head with the chair as Johnson was walking away, the documents say.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
The agreement also arrives on the back of a U.S. deal on trade with the U.K., which the Trump Administration has said is the first of many to come amid multiple negotiations taking place, and is another sign that the worst may be over on tariffs.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 13 May 2025
The Norma Oficial Mexicana is a four digit number on the back of every bottle of tequila.
—Isidoro Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Williams picked up a chair, swung at Johnson once with it and missed before hitting Johnson on the back of the head with the chair as Johnson was walking away, the documents say.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
The agreement also arrives on the back of a U.S. deal on trade with the U.K., which the Trump Administration has said is the first of many to come amid multiple negotiations taking place, and is another sign that the worst may be over on tariffs.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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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 21 May. 2025.
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