come from behind
to succeed in winning after being in a losing position in a game:
England came from behind to beat Scotland 2–1.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Winning, losing & scoring in sport
- against the run of play idiom
- close-run
- convincing
- do the double over sb idiom
- drubbing
- game changer
- game-changing
- hold
- lead 1
- pip
- pummel
- retire
- run away with sth
- square
- strike gold idiom
- varsity
- walk it idiom
- walkaway
- walkover
- win
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