get behind

1. (informal)To come to believe or support something.

   I can't get behind the idea that all homeless people are just too lazy to work.

2. (informal, transitive)To support, to cheer on.

3. (informal, transitive)To appreciate, to enjoy.

   I could definitely get behind a fun restaurant in this town.

4. (informal)To have a trip or any pleasurable experience with drugs.

5. (slang, transitive)To nag or pressure (somebody).

6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, behind.

1. We got behind the car and pushed.

   deWir schoben das Auto von hinten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. I just don't like getting left behind.

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3. Tom got up from behind the desk.

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4. Tom got behind the car and pushed.

   deTom begab sich hinter den Wagen und schob an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. What's that you've got behind your back?

   deWas versteckst du denn da hinter deinem Rücken? — Waldelfe

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