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drop behind,
drop back vi phrasal | (not keep up physically) | يتأخّر، يتراجع، يتخلّف عن غيره |
| | Towards the end of the race, Stacey was becoming tired and started dropping back. |
| drop behind vi phrasal | (not keep up) | يتأخّر في صفّه، يتخلّف عن غيره |
| | Our son has dropped behind at school, so he has to repeat a year. |
| fall behind vi phrasal | figurative (fail to keep up) | يتأخر في شيء، يقصّر في شيء |
| | If I don't study for two hours every night, I risk falling behind with my class work. |
| fall behind vi phrasal | (fail to maintain pace) | يتخلف، يتأخر |
| | The runner started falling behind when he twisted his ankle two miles into the race. |
| get behind [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (support: a cause, etc.) | يساند شخصًا/شيئًا، يدعم شخصًا/شيئًا |
| | If you promise not to change your mind, I'll get behind your efforts to clean up the park. |
| hide behind [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (use to conceal yourself) | يختبئ خلف شيء/شخص |
| | His friends, who were all hiding behind the door, leaped out and shouted "Surprise!" |
| hide behind [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (use as excuse) (مجازي) | يختبئ خلف شيء/شخص |
| | | يتخذ من شيء/شخص عذرًا |
| | She always hid behind her intellect so as not to show her emotional vulnerability. |
| leave [sth/sb] behind vtr phrasal sep | (fail to bring) | ينسى شخصًا/شيئًا، ينسى جلب شخص/شيء، يترك شخصًا/شيئًا في... |
| | It wasn't until I got to the airport that I found I had left my passport behind. |
| leave [sb/sth] behind vtr phrasal sep | (get ahead of) | يتقدّم شخصًا/شيئًا، يسبق شخصًا/شيئًا |
| | The sprinter from Nigeria left all the other runners behind. |
| leave [sb] behind vtr phrasal sep | figurative (perform better) | يتفوّق على شخص |
| | From a very early age, Joseph has always left his peers behind. |
| leave [sth/sb] behind vtr phrasal sep | (shed, escape [sth/sb] unwanted) (مجازي) | يصير شيء/شخص خلفه |
| | | يصير شيء/شخص أمرًا من الماضي |
| | Brian has a good job now and has left his days of poverty behind him. |
| lie behind vi phrasal | ([sth]: be real reason) (يكون السبب الفعلي) | يكمن وراء |
| run behind vi phrasal | informal (be late) | يتأخر |
| | Jane woke up late and is running behind. |
| stand behind [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (vouch for the trustworthiness of) | يدعم شخصًا/شيئًا، يساند شخصًا/شيئًا |
| stay behind vi phrasal | (remain) | يتأخر |
| | | يبقى |
| | You go on ahead; I'll stay behind. |
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| behind bars adv | colloquial (in prison) | خلف القضبان، مسجون، في السجن |
| | I hope he stays behind bars for the rest of his life! |
| behind closed doors adv | (in private) | في السرّ، خلف الأبواب المغلقة |
| | The committee held the meeting behind closed doors. |
| behind the curtain expr | (unseen) | خلف الكواليس |
| | They appear to have a happy marriage, but who knows what goes on behind the curtain. |
| | The customers don't realise how much work goes on behind the curtain. |
| behind the curve expr | figurative (less advanced than others) (غير مواكب لما هو جارٍ) | متأخر |
behind the eight ball,
behind the eightball expr | US, figurative (at a disadvantage) (مجازي) | في ورطة، في مأزق، في ظروف سيئة |
| | The university is behind the eight ball when it comes to attracting international students. |
| behind the scenes adv | (off stage) | خلف الكواليس، في الكواليس |
| | Mike was waiting behind the scenes to come on stage. |
| behind the scenes adv | figurative (privately) (مجازي) | خلف الكواليس، في الكواليس |
| | Cabinet ministers are involved in discussions behind the scenes about future spending plans. |
| behind the times adj | (old fashioned) | قديم، عتيق، لا يواكب الزمن |
| | While the company's products were exceptional in quality, its marketing had fallen behind the times. |
| behind the wheel expr | (driving, in control of a vehicle) | يقود سيارة، خلف عجلة القيادة |
| | The car crashed because the man behind the wheel was drunk. |
| behind [sb]'s back expr | figurative, informal (without [sb]'s knowledge) | دون علمه، من وراء ظهره |
| | She often told lies about him behind his back. |
| come from behind v expr | (sports: win from a lagging position) | يتقدم من موقع متأخر |
| | He overtook the leader in the last lap to come from behind to win. |
| come-from-behind adj | (involving a big catchup in points) | متقدم نقاطًا كثيرة |
| dodge behind [sth/sb] vi + prep | (move quickly behind) | يتوارى خلف شخص، يتوارى خلف شيء |
| | Seeing his pursuers, the thief dodged behind a wall to get out of sight. |
duck under [sth],
duck behind [sth] vi + prep | (dive, hide) | يختبئ تحت شيء، يختبئ خلف شيء |
| | To avoid saying hello, he ducked under a desk. |
| | اختبأ تحت مكتب ليتفادى إلقاء التحية. |
get behind with [sth],
get behind on [sth] v expr | informal (not do [sth] in time) | يتأخر في شيء |
| | Dan's car was repossessed when he got behind on the payments. |
| | We've got behind on these orders, so we'll have to work overtime to catch up on them. |
| get left behind v expr | (not keep up with others) | لا يتأخر عن الآخرين |
| | Fit and experienced hikers should stay at the back of the group to ensure no-one gets left behind. |
| get left behind v expr | figurative (not adapt quickly enough) | لا يتكيف بسرعة مع شيء |
| | I got left behind when the Digital Revolution started. |
| get left behind v expr | (be abandoned) | يُترك وحده، يبقى هنا |
| | Hurry up and get on the bus or you'll get left behind! |
| go behind [sb]'s back v expr | figurative, informal (act without [sb]'s knowledge) (مجازي) | يتصرَّف من وراء ظهر شخص |
| | | يتصرَّف بدون علم شخص |
| | Don't go behind her back; if you think she's wrong, tell her directly. |
| lag behind vi + adv | (not be as fast) | يتباطأ |
| | Jim was lagging behind while the other runners were approaching the finishing line. |
| lag behind [sb/sth] vi + prep | (not be as fast) | يتثاقل في المشي وراء الآخرين |
| | Clarkson was lagging behind the leading group of cyclists. |
| lag behind vi + adv | figurative (not stay up to date) | يتخلّف |
| | In terms of technological innovation, the company was lagging behind. |
| lag behind [sb/sth] vi + prep | figurative (not maintain: standards, pace) | يتخلف عن شيء/شخص، لا يلحق بشيء/بشخص |
| | In the economic recovery, manufacturing is lagging behind other sectors. |
| left behind adj | (abandoned) | متروك، منسيّ |
| | The "Home Alone" movies are about a boy who is left behind when his family goes on vacation. |
| put [sth/sb] behind you v expr | (forget [sth/sb]) | ينسى شيئًا/شخصًا |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | يرمي شيئًا وراءه |
| reason behind n | (cause or source of) | السبب |
| | He couldn't explain the reason behind his actions. |
| stand behind vi + prep | (be positioned behind [sb], [sth]) | يقف خلف، يقف وراء |
| | I was standing behind a really tall guy as the carnival floats went past, so I couldn't see a thing! |
tan [sb]'s behind,
tan [sb]'s backside⇒ vtr | figurative, slang (whip, beat) | يضرب شخصًا على مؤخرته |
| | Polly's father said he'd tan her backside if she was late home again. |
| trail behind vi + adv | (lag) | يتخلف |
| | | يسير وراء |
| | The parents were deep in conversation and didn't seem to notice their child was trailing behind. |
| trail behind [sb/sth] vi + prep | (not go as fast as) | يتأخر عن شخص/شيء |
| | | يسير وراء شخص/شيء |
| | On their walk, the older dog trailed behind the younger dog. |
| trail behind vi + adv | figurative (not do as well) | يكون متأخرًا عن غيره |
| | The teacher was concerned about one student, who seemed to be trailing behind. |
| | كان المدرّس قلقًا على تلميذ واحد يبدو أنه متأخر عن غيره في الصف. |
| trail behind [sb/sth] vi + prep | figurative (not do as well as) | يكون متأخرًا عن شخص/شيء |
| | This company is trailing behind its competitors; its products just aren't as popular. |
| | هذه الشركة متأخرة عن منافسيها، فمنتوجاتها ليست رائجة كمنتوجاتهم. |
| wet behind the ears adj | figurative (person: inexperienced) | قليل الخبرة |
| | That's a laugh, you, trying to give me advice about women when you are still wet behind the ears. |
| wet behind the ears adj | (animal: just born) | حديث الولادة |