put behind one

English

Alternative forms

• put behind oneself

Verb

put behind one (third-person singular simple present puts behind one, present participle putting behind one, simple past and past participle put behind one)

1. (transitive) To try to forget (a past negative experience).

Translations

try to forget a negative experience

• Italian: gettarsi dietro le spalle

Further reading

• “put (something) behind (oneself)”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “put something behind someone”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.