bring up the rear
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bring up the rear
verb brings up the rear · bringing up the rear · brought up the rear
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To be last in a moving line of people, to walk or go behind others in a line.
As for the guides, they were debarred from the pleasure of discourse, the one being placed in the van, and the other obliged to bring up the rear.
Opposite: lead the way
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verb to be last in a moving line of people
| Español | cerrar la marcha |
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| 中文 | 墊後 /垫后 diànhòu |
| Français | fermer la marche |
| Deutsch | das Schlusslicht bilden, das Schlusslicht sein |
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