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come from behind

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Also, come up from behind . Advance from the rear or from a losing position, as in You can expect the Mets to come from behind before the season is over , or The polls say our candidate is coming up from behind . This idiom, which originated in horse racing, was first transferred to scores in various sports and later to more general use.

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Chelsea have been branded 'mentality monsters' having come from behind several times on their way to winning domestic silverware.

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Fulham's 3-2 win against Liverpool on Sunday was the 51st game this season where a team has come from behind to win.

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Arsenel come from behind to beat West Ham United 4-3 as they continue to push for a European qualification spot in the Women's Super League.

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It has proved a testing run for the league leaders, who conceded a last-gasp equaliser against Everton in an emotional Merseyside derby draw at Goodison Park last Wednesday, scraped a hard-fought 2-1 win over Wolves at Anfield on Sunday and then had to come from behind for the point at Villa.

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Harry Maguire heads home a last-gasp winner from what appears to be an offside position as Manchester United come from behind to beat Leicester City 2-1 in the FA Cup.

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