lie behind sth
— phrasal verb with lie uk/laɪ/us/laɪ/verb
If something lies behind something else, it is the hidden cause of it:
Do you know what lies behind their decision?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Causing things to happen
- -ization
- -ize
- actuate
- actuation
- agent
- awaken (sth) in sb
- be associated with sth
- beget
- draw
- fuel
- instigate
- instigator
- introduce
- lie
- plant
- produce
- rise
- usher sth in
- wreak
- wrought
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