behind someone's back

behind someone's back
SECRETLY, without someone's knowledge, on the sly, slyly, sneakily, covertly, surreptitiously, furtively.
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behind someone's back
Without someone knowing (when he or she might feel entitled to know)
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Main Entry: ↑behind

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behind someone’s back phrase
if you do something bad or unkind behind someone’s back, you do it without them knowing

The kids were always making fun of him behind his back.

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Main entry: back

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without a person's knowledge and in an unfair or dishonorable way

Carla made fun of him behind his back

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behind someone's back
: without someone's knowledge : in secret

You shouldn't gossip about people behind their back(s).

If you have something to say, why not say it to my face instead of whispering it behind my back?!

She went behind his back and spoke directly to his supervisor.

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Main Entry: ↑back

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