see the back of



see the back of

Be finished with, as in I hope we've seen the back of Betsy; she is terribly rude. This idiom transfers literally seeing someone's back because they are leaving to a more figurative and permanent departure. Also see see the last of.
See also: back, of, see

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gl&Aelig;Dwine-Anglo-Saxon
Stacey['steisi]
Vahan-Armenian
Afaf-Arabic
RÓZsiRO-zheeHungarian
Irvin['ə:vin]