bring up the rear — {v. phr.} 1. To come last in a march, parade, or procession; end a line. * /The fire truck with Santa on it brought up the rear of the Christmas parade./ * /The governor and his staff brought up the rear of the parade./ 2. {informal} To do least… … Dictionary of American idioms
bring up the rear — {v. phr.} 1. To come last in a march, parade, or procession; end a line. * /The fire truck with Santa on it brought up the rear of the Christmas parade./ * /The governor and his staff brought up the rear of the parade./ 2. {informal} To do least… … Dictionary of American idioms
bring up the rear — ► bring up the rear 1) be at the very end of a queue. 2) come last in a race. Main Entry: ↑rear … English terms dictionary
bring up the rear — phrasal : to come last or behind * * * bring up the rear To come last • • • Main Entry: ↑bring bring up the rear To come last (in a procession, etc) • • • Main Entry: ↑rear * * * bring up the rear phrase … Useful english dictionary
bring up the rear — Someone who brings up the rear is the last person in a group of people who are walking or running. The pupils walked calmly down the corridor, with the teacher bringing up the rear … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
bring up the rear — be at the end of the line or in the last position The runner from the other school was bringing up the rear in the school relay race … Idioms and examples
bring up the rear — to be the last in a line or group Mother led the way, with the children bringing up the rear … English dictionary
bring up the rear — to be at the back of a group of people moving from one place to another. They walked down the hall, with Ray bringing up the rear … New idioms dictionary
To bring up the rear — Rear Rear, a. Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company. [1913 Webster] {Rear admiral}, an officer in the navy, next in rank below a vice admiral and above a commodore. See {Admiral}. {Rear front} (Mil.), the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bring up the rear — 1》 be at the very end of a queue. 2》 come last in a race. → rear … English new terms dictionary
