Also,
come up from behind. Advance from the rear or from a losing position, as in You can expect the Mets to come from behind before the season is over, or The polls say our candidate is coming up from behind. This idiom, which originated in horse racing, was first transferred to scores in various sports and later to more general use.
come from behind
| Idioms: come from behind |
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- NFL: Super Bowl XXIII - 1988-89 Gillette/NFL MVP (1990 Sports & Recreation Film)
- 1984 Brigham Young vs. Michigan (Sports & Recreation Film)
- behind (Idiom)
- NFL Game Archives: Buffalo Bills vs. Houston Oilers 1993 AFC Playoffs (Sports & Recreation Film)
- Dallas Cowboys vs. Minnesota Vikings - The Hail Mary Game: NFL (TV Episode) (1975 Sports & Recreation TV Episode)
- bring to heel (Idiom)
- Right Brigade (Rock Band, '90s, 2000s)
- ...And the Women Who Love Them (1995 Album by The Mr. T Experience)
- MLB: 1968 World Series (1968 Sports & Recreation Film)
- NFL: 2000 Minnesota Vikings Team Video (2000 Sports & Recreation Film)
- The Official 2002 NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers (2002 Sports & Recreation Film)
- John Elway (American football player)
- catch up (Idiom)
