behind someone's back

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Definitions of behind someone's back words

noun behind someone's back without someone's knowledge or consent 3
preposition behind someone's back (Idiomatic) Without somebody's knowledge; secretly. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

quietly — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
clandestinely — characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
surreptitiously — obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
covertly — concealed; secret; disguised.
privately — belonging to some particular person: private property.

publicly — by the state
openly — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.

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