bring up the rear | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)To belastin a moving line of people, to walk or go behind others in a line.Antonym:lead the wayCoordinate term:take up the running1749,Henry Fielding,The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume(please specify |volume=I to VI), London:A[ndrew]Millar,[…],→OCLC:As for the guides, they were debarred from the pleasure of discourse, the one being placed in the van, and the other obliged tobring up the rear.1851November 14,Herman Melville, chapter 1, inMoby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.:Harper & Brothers; London:Richard Bentley,→OCLC,page 1:Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, andbringing up the rearof every funeral I meet;

Examples:

EN: I'll bring up the rear.
ES: Iré en la retaguardia.
EN: You will bring up the rear.
ES: Tú irás en la retaguardia.
EN: Sid, you bring up the rear guard.
ES: Sid, tú cierra la marcha.
EN: You bring up the rear. Get it?
ES: Llevas la retaguardia, ¿eh?
EN: Lane, you bring up the rear.
ES: Lane, a la retaguardia.
EN: In fact, I was about to suggest that you bring up the rear.
ES: Iba a sugerirte que fueses detrás.
EN: And Wu, you bring up the rear.
ES: Y Wu, tú ve al final.
EN: Craig, you bring up the rear.
ES: Craig, usted a retaguardia.
EN: Art and Johnny, you two bring up the rear.
ES: Art y Johnny, cubrid la retaguardia.
EN: You and Susan go in front. Barbara and I will bring up the rear.
ES: Usted y Susan van adelante, Barbara y yo atrás.
EN: But you will lead. The girls in between and I'll bring up the rear.
ES: Sin embargo, usted guiará, las chicas en el medio y yo atrás.
EN: I, Eric Von Zipper, your leader, will personally bring up the rear.
ES: Yo, Eric Von Zipper, vuestro líder, iré personalmente por detrás.
EN: Gabe, bring up the rear with Stu!
ES: Gabe, sube la retaguardia con Stu!
EN: Red, Joe and Cully bring up the rear.
ES: Cuando amanezca id hacia el cobertizo, sin hablar. Red, Joe y Cully serán los últimos.
EN: You bring up the rear.
ES: Vosotros, cuidad la retaguardia.

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