bring up the rear
To be last in a moving line of people, to walk or go behind others in a line.
As for the guides, they were debarred from the pleasure of discourse, the one being placed in the van, and the other obliged to bring up the rear.
VERB + REAR
bring up
The youngest child brought up the rear as the family walked through the museum.
attack (sb/sth) from
PREP
at the ~
The emergency exit door is positioned at the rear of the building.
from the ~, in the ~
The kitchen door opens from the rear of the building.
to/towards the ~
The kitchen door leads towards the rear of the building where the garden is located.
ADV
intensively
The farm intensively rears chickens in large sheds to meet growing demand.
naturally
The farm grows vegetables naturally without using any chemical pesticides or fertilizers.
successfully