"come up from behind" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: comes up from behind [present, singular, third-person], coming up from behind [participle, present], came up from behind [past], come up from behind [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> up from behind}} come up from behind (third-person singular simple present comes up from behind, present participle coming up from behind, simple past came up from behind, past participle come up from behind)
  1. To surprisingly succeed despite long odds; to stealthily or unobtrusively rise up from a low-status position.
    Sense id: en-come_up_from_behind-en-verb-VR3ffSln Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (behind), English phrasal verbs with particle (from), English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

Inflected forms

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