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
Livna-Hebrew
LizaLIE-zə (English)English, Russian, Hungarian
&Aelig;&Eth;Elstan-Anglo-Saxon
Dre-English
Amabilis-Late Roman
Cipriancheep-RYAHNRomanian