Get Behind (a Person Or Idea) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Get Behind (a Person Or Idea) Idiom mean?

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get behind (a person or idea) What does get behind (a person or idea) mean?	to support/help someone or something	Many people decided to get behind the candidate who promised to cut taxes.
get behind (a person or idea) What does get behind (a person or idea) mean?	to support a person or idea	Although we did not agree with the manager we got behind his proposal at the meeting.
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make mischief What does "make mischief" mean?	cause trouble	The young boy seemed to enjoy the fact that he could make mischief whenever he wanted.

yuk What does "yuk" mean?	disgusting person or thing
butter (someone) up or butter up (someone) What does "butter (someone) up or butter up (someone)" mean?	to flatter someone in order to get his or her favor or friendship	The man spends much time trying to butter up his boss so that he will not have to work so hard.
head over heels What does "head over heels" mean?	upside down, head first	The little boy fell head over heels down the steep hill.
kingpin What does "kingpin" mean?	leader of a criminal gang
dumb bunny What does "dumb bunny" mean?	a stupid gullible person	He is a dumb bunny and you never know what he will do next.
crank out a paper What does "crank out a paper" mean?	write out a paper in a mechanical way	I had to crank out a paper almost every week to pass the course.
knock (someone) dead What does "knock (someone) dead" mean?	put on a stunning performance for someone	The performance of the jazz group knocked the audience dead.

in a pickle What does "in a pickle" mean?	to be in trouble, to be in a mess	The boy was in a pickle when he lost the keys to the school cupboard.
under the weather What does "under the weather" mean?	feel ill (but not seriously ill)	He is feeling under the weather so he is going to bed early tonight.
pitch a tent What does "pitch a tent" mean?	have an erection upon waking in the morning
twist (someone's) words around What does "twist (someone's) words around" mean?	to restate someone's words inaccurately when quoting him or her	The supervisor twisted my words around when he repeated my complaint to the manager.
put (someone) on hold What does "put (someone) on hold" mean?	to disconnect someone temporarily from the telephone while you do something else	I phoned the bank but they put me on hold before somebody spoke to me.
can of worms What does "can of worms" mean?	a complicated situation or problem	The lawsuit opened up a can of worms for the company.

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Get Behind (a Person Or Idea) Idiom