put behind one

put something behind one

Fig. to try to forget about something. I look forward to putting all my problems behind me. She will be happier when all this can be put behind her.

put behind one

1. Try to forget, make an effort not to be bothered by, as in He had to put that failed negotiation behind him and make a fresh start. [Mid-1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nieve	-	Spanish
NoËL	no-EL	French
Kae	KAY	English (Rare)
Dorte	DOR-te	Danish
Aran (2)	-	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Teresa	te-RE-sah (Spanish, Polish), te-RE-zah (Italian, German), TE-re-sah (Finnish), tə-REE-sə (English), tə-REE-zə (English)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English