when one's back is turned

When one is away or not looking, as in You can count on the children to misbehave when the teacher's back is turned, or I don't dare go on vacation; he'll take my job when my back is turned. Also see when the cat's away, the mice will play.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Staci	STAY-see	English
Paul	PAWL (English), POL (French), POWL (German)	English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Biblical
Avraamu	-	Old Church Slavic
Innokentiy	-	Russian
Dewey	['dju:i]
Connell	['kɔnəl]