come from behind

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come (up) from behind

to advance in competition; to improve one's position relative to the positions of other things or people. The horse was working hard to come up from behind. Lee was losing in the election, but he began to come from behind in the last week.

See also: behind, come

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Byline: PETER GUY VAUXHALL MOTORS go into their new Nationwide Conference North campaign on a high, having come from behind to beat last season's champions Southport in their final friendly, to record their fifth straight pre-season victory. Non-League Football: Motors purring with pre-season intent; VAUXHALL ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			come back from the dead come back to bite you come back to haunt one Come back when you can stay longer come before come between come by come by honestly come cap in hand come clean come close come down come down in the world come down on come down on the side of come down the pike come down to come down to earth come down to some place come down with come face to face with come for come forth come forward come from come from behind come from far and wide come from nowhere come full circle come hell or high water come home come home from some place come home to come home to roost come in come in a certain position Come in and make yourself at home Come in and sit a spell come in contact come in for come in from the cold come in handy come in heat come in out of the rain come in useful come into come into being come into bloom come into conflict come into effect come into existence			come down with come down with come down with Come Due Come Due Come Due Come Due Come Due come face to face come face to face with come face to face with Come Find Me Pumps come first come for come for come formally before a tribunal come forth come forth come forth come forward come forward come forward Come friendly bombs Come friendly bombs Come friendly bombs Come from Come from Come from Come from Come from Away come from behind come from far and wide come from nowhere come full circle come full circle come full circle come full circle come full circle come full circle Come Get Some come gradually into existence come hat in hand Come Have a Drink come hell or high water come hell or high water come hell or high water Come Hell or High Water (1994) Come Holy Ghost come home come home come home come home come home come home Come Home (James song) Come Home for Christmas come home from some place Come Home I Need Action Come Home I'm Pregnant Come Home Soon come home to

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