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
HalldÓRa-Icelandic
Davor-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
FlorrieFLAWR-eeEnglish
Veronicavə-RAHN-i-kə (English)English, Italian, Romanian, Late Roman
Algy
Grigorygree-GO-reeRussian