put something behind you - Longman Dictionary

I made the decision to put my marriage behind me, forget about it, and start over again.• So that by the time I arrive home I have put this nostalgia behind me. putsomethingbehindyouFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishputsomethingbehindyouphrasalverbFORGETtotrytoforgetaboutanunpleasanteventorexperienceandthinkaboutthefuture  Shehaddealtwiththeguiltyearsagoandputitbehindher.→put→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusputbehind•Counselinghelpedherputthetrialbehindher.•Banksisanimmenselyamiable,beardedex-beatnikwhofeelsthatheisatlastputtinghispastbehindhim.•Imadethedecisiontoputmymarriagebehindme,forgetaboutit,andstartoveragain.•SothatbythetimeIarrivehomeIhaveputthisnostalgiabehindme.•Theteamhaveputlastnight'slossbehindthemandarelookingforwardtonextweek'sgame.•Althoughtheirfamiliesstillmourntheirloss,theyhavetriedtoputtheirgriefbehindthemandrebuildtheirlives.•Wearetryingtohealthedivisions,putthepastbehindus.•Thattripclearlyputthechampionshipbehindus.•Tryandputtheincidentbehindyouandgetonwithnormallife.•Justputitbehindyouforever. Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Television&radio Air Crafts Buddhism Seealltopics Wordoftheday mug atallcupusedfordrinkingtea,coffeeetc VerbtableputPresentI,you,we,theyputhe,she,itputs >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theyputPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhaveputhe,she,ithasputPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadputFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillputFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhaveput >ViewLess PresentIamputtinghe,she,itisputting >ViewMore you,we,theyareputtingPastI,he,she,itwasputtingyou,we,theywereputtingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeenputtinghe,she,ithasbeenputtingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeenputtingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbeputtingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeenputting >ViewLess