the brains behind



the brains behind something

the person who provides ideas and plans for an activity Someone very clever must be the brains behind such an organized group of thieves.
See also: behind, brain

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SorchaSAWR-ə-khə (Irish), SAWR-khə (Irish)Irish, Scottish
EstherES-tər (English, Dutch), es-TER (French)English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Lati
ArnieAHR-neeEnglish
Mohammed-Arabic, Bengali
Qadir-Arabic
HowardHOW-ərdEnglish