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Put something behind one
verb
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Definitions
1.
verb
To recover from an unpleasant or traumatic experience; to overcome a negative feeling, especially anger, resentment, or grief.
"The losing candidate was just glad to put it behind him after months on the campaign trail."
Synonyms
get over
move on
put behind one
get past
overcome
overget
confront one's demons
bounce back
overturn
get past oneself
overbreak
back up
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