behind (one's) back



behind (one's) back

In one's absence. The phrase typically suggests wrongdoing or deceit. I can't believe you were gossiping about me behind my back! Tom will be upset that we already made the decision behind his back.
See also: back, behind

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jochebed-Biblical
Ram (2)-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Nepali
JairJAY-ər (English)Biblical
Narges-Persian
Fabianofah-BYAH-no (Italian)Italian, Portuguese
Andon-Bulgarian, Macedonian