back of

[back of] or [in back of] {prep.}

1. In or at the rear of; to the back of; behind.

* /The garage is hack of the house./

* /Our car was in hack of theirs at the traffic light./

2. {informal} Being a cause or reason for; causing.

* /Hard work was back of his success./

* /The principal tried to find out what was back of the trouble on the bus./

3. {informal} In support or encouragement of; helping, clones will be elected because many powerful men are back of him.

* /Get in back of your team by cheering them at the game./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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