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behind someone's back

behind someone's back prepositional phrase: without somebody's knowledge; secretly.

Prepositional phrase

behind someone's back

  1. (idiomatic) Without somebody's knowledge; secretly.
    • The employees talked about their boss behind his back.
    • You will lose good karma if you say bad things behind people's backs.
  2. (India, South) Pursuing, nagging someone. Calque of వెంటపడు in Telugu.
    • Amma is constantly behind my back about my marks.

behind someone's back meaning in Indonesian

behind someone's back in Indonesian

secretly
di belakang

Questions about behind someone's back

What does behind someone's back mean?
Behind someone's back means without somebody's knowledge; secretly.
What is behind someone's back in Indonesian?
Behind someone's back in Indonesian is di belakang. See Behind someone's back meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is behind someone's back?
Behind someone's back is a prepositional phrase.

Words near behind someone's back in the dictionary

  1. behind every successful man there stands a woman
  2. behind in the count
  3. behind its time
  4. behind post
  5. behind posts
  6. behind someone's back
  7. behind the 8-ball
  8. behind the arc
  9. behind the bit
  10. behind the counter
  11. behind the curtain

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