Meaning of behind someone's back | Babel Free
Equivalents
Cymraeg
dan din
Español
a escondidas
a escondidillas
a espaldas de alguien
de extranjis
de tapadillo
por la puerta de atrás
हिन्दी
पीठ पीछे
Magyar
a háta mögött
Bahasa Indonesia
di belakang
Italiano
alle spalle
Português
pelas costas
Русский
за глаза
Examples
“The employees talked about their boss behind his back.”
“You will lose⟳ good karma if you say⟳ bad things behind people's backs.”
“I had never defrauded a man of a farthing, nor called him knave behind his back. But now the last⟳ rag that covered my nakedness had been torn from me. I was branded a blackleg, card-sharper, and murderer.”
“Giant machines, precision tools, monster missiles, and all such [they] did lack. Indeed, the last⟳ industrial revolution happened behind their back.”
“You can all just kiss off into the air / Behind my back I can see⟳ them stare⟳ / They'll hurt⟳ me bad, but I won't mind⟳ / They'll hurt⟳ me bad, they do it all the time”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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