get behind
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get behind (third-person singular simple present gets behind, present participle getting behind, simple past got behind, past participle (UK) got behind or (US) gotten behind)
- (informal) To come to believe or support something.
- Synonym: endorse
- I can't get behind the idea that all homeless people are just too lazy to work.
- (informal, transitive) To support, to cheer on. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (informal, transitive) To appreciate, to enjoy. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (informal, narcotics) To have a trip or any pleasurable experience with drugs. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, behind.