behind the scenes
English
/bɪˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz/
prep phrase
Definitions
- (idiomatic) behind the scenery and stage area; backstage; among the actors; during the production or rehearsal
- (idiomatic) in In secret; out of public view.
Etymology
Compound from English behind + English the + English scenes.
Origin
English
scenes
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- act the maggot English
- behind English
- behinded English
- behinder English
- behindhand English
- behindness English
- give the lie English
- hidebehind English
- hind English
- kill-the-beggar English
- lookbehind English
- mumblety peg English
- natheless English
- ne'ertheless English
- neverthelater English
- nevertheless English
- neverthemore English
- nonetheless English
- scenes English
- the English
- therebehind English
- ジエンド Japanese
- behinde Middle English
- the Middle English
- the Serbo-Croatian
- bihain Tok Pisin
- di Jamaican Creole
- bihaen Pijin
- byain Torres Strait Creole
- di Nigerian Pidgin