drop behind

Idioms and Phrases

Fall short of the normal pace or progress. For example, The teacher said Greg was dropping behind the class and needed extra help .

Example Sentences

It’s only when we pay for it that we tend to leave no drop behind.

From Los Angeles Times

Norris briefly dropped behind Verstappen - who was ordered to give the place back because he had gained it by going off the track.

From BBC

Airborne troops were dropped behind enemy lines in the early hours of the day ahead of the main attack.

From BBC

He was dropped behind enemy lines near Genoa, tasked with finding Italian dictator Mussolini who by then had been captured by partisans.

From BBC

And from that vantage, telescopes can stare at the same patch of sky indefinitely because it never drops behind the horizon.

From Science Magazine