get thee behind me



get thee behind me

A phrase used to rebuke temptation. The full Biblical phrase is "Get thee behind me, Satan." You know I'm on a diet, and you're offering me ice cream? Get thee behind me!
See also: behind, get, thee

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Avelina-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Zemfira-Tatar, Bashkir, Azerbaijani, Literature
Sauda-Eastern African, Swahili
DysonDIE-sənEnglish (Rare)
Andreiahn-DRYAY (Russian)Romanian, Russian, Bulgarian, Old Church Slavic
Cormac-Irish