"on the back of" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-on the back of.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the back of, {{en-PP}} on the back of
  1. As a result of; after; subsequent to.
    Sense id: en-on_the_back_of-en-prep_phrase-h1Bvxyj3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 91 9
  2. (derogatory) By the effort of; by drawing an unfair advantage from. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-on_the_back_of-en-prep_phrase-8AOHSy~J

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