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Minhhai2209 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

I'm totally behind the experiment

When a guy says "I'm totally behind the experiment", what does he mean? Providing that the experiment is not taken seriously.
  

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I'm totally behind the experiment could mean "I totally support the experiment". Although, "be behind the experiment" could mean both a. support the experiment and b.

  • I'm totally behind the experiment could mean "I totally support the experiment".
  • Although, "be behind the experiment" could mean both a.
  • support the experiment and b.
  • be responsible for or be the masterplanner of the experiment.
  • The second context (b), however, is normally used for nouns which are of negative nature such as crime , robbery, assassination etc.
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I'm totally behind the experiment could mean "I totally support the experiment".

Although, "be behind the experiment" could mean both a. support the experiment and b. be responsible for or be the masterplanner of the experiment. The second context (b), however, is normally used for nouns which are of negative nature such as crime, robbery, assassination etc.

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