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come from behind
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(Definition of come from behind from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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come down phrasal verb (UNIVERSITY)
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come down to sth phrasal verb
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come down with sth phrasal verb
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come first idiom
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come forward phrasal verb
- come from behind idiom
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come from somewhere/sth phrasal verb
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come from sth phrasal verb
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come hell or high water idiom
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come home to sb idiom
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come in for sth phrasal verb
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SMART Thesaurus: Winning, losing & scoring in sport
Synonyms and related words:
- blinder noun (GOOD PERFORMANCE)
- blow sb/sth away phrasal verb
- crash out phrasal verb (LOSE)
- fell verb (CUT DOWN)
- grand slam noun (WINNING EVERYTHING)
- hammering noun (DEFEAT)
- knock sb out phrasal verb (DEFEAT)
- lap verb (IN RACING)
- offence noun
- outdistance verb
- outrun verb
- record noun (BEST)
- reel sth off phrasal verb (SPORT)
- scratch verb (REMOVE)
- second ordinal number, determiner
- shutout noun
- walloping noun
- win noun
- win verb
- won verb
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