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1. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › behind-backBEHIND SOMEONE'S BACK - Cambridge English Dictionary

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   If you do something behind someone's back, you do it without them knowing, in a way that is unfair: I dread to think what they say about me behind my back. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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   What does 'went behind my back' mean?

   • The phrase "went behind my back" is to emphasize hidden and sneaky behavior. You can not say "in front of my back" because that seems like you could face your own back, but you cannot. Your back in this sense is a noun. Think backache. This phrase is more of a saying than literally meaning physically behind you.

   grammar - Isn't "behind your back" in front of you? - English Language

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   What is the idiom behind someone's back?

   • Idiom: behind someone’s back — My colleague is really nice to me but I don’t trust him because I know he talks negatively about me behind my back. — I think my best friend is talking badly about me behind my back because she's often whispering to someone and then stops talking when I approach her.

   Idiom: Behind someone’s back (meaning and examples) - Oyster English

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   What does 'behind the back of my house' mean?

   • @soutarm: No, "behind the back of my house" would not mean the front of my house. It would be a strangely redundant expression, but the likely meaning would still be something like "behind my house, a little further away than the back of my house". The phrase "went behind my back" is to emphasize hidden and sneaky behavior.

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3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › behind my backBehind my back Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   a (1) : the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine. (2) : the body considered as the wearer of clothes. They were left with nothing but the clothes on their backs. (3) : capacity for labor, effort, or endurance. Put your back into it!

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › behind someoneBehind someone's back Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of BEHIND SOMEONE'S BACK is without someone's knowledge : in secret. How to use behind someone's back in a sentence.

5. www.oysterenglish.com › idiom-behind-someones-backIdiom: Behind someone’s back (meaning and examples)

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   something happening when someone is not present. — My colleague is really nice to me but I don’t trust him because I know he talks negatively about me behind my back. — I think my best friend is talking badly about me behind my back because she's often whispering to someone and then stops talking when I approach her.

6. ludwig.guru › s › behind+my+backbehind my back | English examples in context | Ludwig

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   "behind my back" is correct and usable in written English. It can be used to refer to a situation where someone is talking or acting in a way that is not known to the person about whom they are talking or acting. For example: "I heard my boss talking about me behind my back, and I was not happy about it.".

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGO BEHIND SOMEONE'S BACK definition and meaning | Collins ...

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   go behind someone's back. to do something secretly or without getting someone's permission, often in order to deliberately upset them. Leonard, you haven't been completely open with me. You think I wouldn't know when you go behind my back?

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   • People laughed at him behind his back. • He agrees with his boss to his face, but then criticizes him behind his back . • I'm sure the other girls are talking about me behind my back .