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see the back of
Idioms and Phrases
Be finished with, as in I hope we've seen the back of Betsy; she is terribly rude . This idiom transfers literally seeing someone's back because they are leaving to a more figurative and permanent departure. Also see see the last of .Example Sentences
Meanwhile, Wolves will be glad to see the back of De Bruyne as the midfielder has now scored six goals and provided five assists in 11 league games against them.
Many of the thousands of motorists who've been delayed, art lovers appalled by the attacks on great paintings, or the sports fans and theatre goers whose events were interrupted, will be glad to see the back of them.
Mrs Myerscough said she was glad "to see the back" of the person she used to be.
At the very least he will mark a change from outgoing President Felipe Nyusi, whom Ms Chitsungo says many Mozambicans will be happy to see the back of.
For Pioli, Inter are the adversary he cannot seem to beat any more while the fans appear desperate to see the back of him.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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