on the back of (something)



on the back of (something)

In immediate succession after something else has happened and/or as a result of it. On the back of their first album's unexpected success, the band began receiving offers to play gigs all over the world.
See also: back, of, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Donatado-NAH-tah (Italian)Italian, Late Roman
MeriwetherMER-i-wedh-ərEnglish (Rare)
Isidorus-Late Roman
Vlasta-Czech, Croatian, Serbian
Mayme-English
Sulaiman-Arabic, Indonesian, Malay