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DictionarySeebackbehind (one's) back
behind (one's) backIn one's absence. The phrase typically suggests wrongdoing or deceit. I can't believe you were gossiping about me behind my back! Tom will be upset that we already made the decision behind his back.See also: back, behindbehind someone's backwithout someone's knowledge; secret from someone. Please don't talk about me behind my back. She sold the car behind his back, while he was away on vacation.See also: back, behindbehind someone's backOut of one's presence or without someone's knowledge, as in Joan has a nasty way of maligning her friends behind their backs. Sir Thomas Malory used this metaphoric term in Le Morte d'Arthur (c. 1470): "To say of me wrong or shame behind my back." [Early 1300s] See also: back, behinddo something behind someone's back COMMON If someone does something behind your back, they do it secretly, to harm you. It's horrible to have people laughing at you behind your back. He's been arranging all this behind my back.See also: back, behind, somethingbehind someone's back without a person's knowledge and in an unfair or dishonourable way.See also: back, behindbehind somebody’s ˈback without somebody knowing, especially because they would not like it: I feel guilty about going behind his back and complaining to the boss. ♢ People were often very rude about her behind her back. OPPOSITE: to somebody’s faceSee also: back, behind behind (one's) back In one's absence or without one's knowledge.See also: back, behind |