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legge bak seg

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

see:Se: bakbehind · at the back, in the back, leggeto lay · to put · to place
  1. forlate, passere to leave, to pass Eng. phraseto leave behind
    • legge flere mil bak seg to cover several tens of kilometres
    • legge fjellene bak seg to leave the mountains behind
  2. gjøre seg ferdig med to be done with, to get past Eng. phraseto put behind one
    • jeg prøver å legge alt det vonde bak meg I'm trying to put all the painful things behind me
    • de har lagt den bitre konflikten bak seg they have put the bitter conflict behind them