go behind back

go behind someone's back

1. Lit. to move behind someone; to locate oneself at someone's back. The mugger went behind my back and put a gun to my spine. Bob went behind my back and pushed me through the opening.

2. Fig. to do something that is kept a secret from someone affected by it. I hate to go behind her back, but she makes so much trouble about things like this. Please don't try to go behind my back again!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Adwoa	-	Western African, Akan
Ion (1)	YON (Romanian)	Basque, Romanian
ViŠNja	VEESH-nyah	Croatian, Serbian
Isidora	ee-see-DHO-rah (Spanish), ee-zee-DO-rah (Italian), iz-i-DAWR-ə (English)	Serbian, Macedonian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian (Rare), Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Ancient Gr
Hodiah	-	Biblical
Zvonko	-	Croatian