stay behind
idiom
: to not leave at the present time
You can go on ahead. I'll stay behind to help clean up.
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Though bound for the spa planet Purmantee III, Una has expressed her determination to stay behind and work.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
While the queens get ready to hibernate, the wasps that stay behind are working hard to feed themselves.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Equally important, regular touchpoints challenge the common misconception that CFOs prefer to stay behind the scenes.
—Ari Widlansky, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Farming gave Tom a chiseled, muscular body and a resolve not to stay behind a plow.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
While the queens get ready to hibernate, the wasps that stay behind are working hard to feed themselves.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Equally important, regular touchpoints challenge the common misconception that CFOs prefer to stay behind the scenes.
—Ari Widlansky, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Farming gave Tom a chiseled, muscular body and a resolve not to stay behind a plow.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Stay behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20behind. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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