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behind

n. the posterior; the buttocks. (This euphemism is losing out to plain old ass and butt on TV and elsewhere.) She needs some jeans that will flatter her behind.

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• be at the wheel
• be behind
• be behind the eight ball
• be behind the times
• be put behind bars
• be the brains behind
• be wet behind the ears
• behind
• behind (one's) back
• behind (one's) time
• behind back
• behind bars
• behind closed doors
• behind in
• behind its time
• behind schedule
• behind someone's back
• behind the bit
• behind the curve
• behind the eight ball
• behind the scenes
• behind the times
• behind the wheel
• behind time
• Behind you!
• behind-the-counter
• come from behind
• could do with one arm tied behind back
• die behind the wheel
• drop behind
• dry behind the ears
• fall behind
• get behind
• get behind someone/something
• get behind something
• get thee behind me
• go behind back
• hang behind
• hardly dry behind the ears
• hide behind
• If two ride on a horse, one must ride behind
• keep behind
• kick in the pants, a
• lag behind
• lag behind in
• leave behind
• lie behind
• line up behind
• not dry behind the ears
• place behind
• power behind the throne
• put (someone) behind bars
• put behind
• put behind one
• remain behind
• run behind
• slouch behind
• stand back of
• stand behind (someone or something)
• stay behind
• stop behind
• the brains behind
• the power behind the throne
• throw your weight behind
• trail behind
• wet behind the ears
• with one arm tied behind one's back
• with one hand tied behind back