behind+back

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• behind back — behind (someone s) back if you do something behind someone s back, you do it without them knowing, in a way which is unfair. I don t want to talk about it behind his back. She was accused of going behind her colleagues backs to talk to management …   New idioms dictionary

• behind back — behind (your) back when you are not present. I often wonder what they say about me behind my back …   New idioms dictionary

• could do something with one arm tied behind back — could do (something) with one arm/hand tied behind (their) back informal if someone could do something with one hand tied behind their back, they can do it very easily. Her part in the film wasn t very demanding she could have played it with one… …   New idioms dictionary

• could do something with one hand tied behind back — could do (something) with one arm/hand tied behind (their) back informal if someone could do something with one hand tied behind their back, they can do it very easily. Her part in the film wasn t very demanding she could have played it with one… …   New idioms dictionary

• could do with one arm tied behind back — could do (something) with one arm/hand tied behind (their) back informal if someone could do something with one hand tied behind their back, they can do it very easily. Her part in the film wasn t very demanding she could have played it with one… …   New idioms dictionary

• could do with one hand tied behind back — could do (something) with one arm/hand tied behind (their) back informal if someone could do something with one hand tied behind their back, they can do it very easily. Her part in the film wasn t very demanding she could have played it with one… …   New idioms dictionary

• do something with one hand tied behind back — (do something) with one hand tied behind (your) back to do something very easily. Cleaning your bike chain is so simple a chimp could do it with one hand tied behind its back …   New idioms dictionary

• with one hand tied behind back — (do something) with one hand tied behind (your) back to do something very easily. Cleaning your bike chain is so simple a chimp could do it with one hand tied behind its back …   New idioms dictionary

• back of, in back of, behind — Use of back of and in back of to mean behind is widespread, but opinions differ as to their respectability. Each should be considered standard, but both are wordy and can safely be omitted in favor of behind: The wheelbarrow is behind (back of or …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• back-to-back — adjective one after the other (Freq. 1) back to back home runs • Syn: ↑consecutive • Similar to: ↑succeeding * * * back to back «BAK tuh BAK», adjective. 1. placed with backs near or joined: » …   Useful english dictionary

• back — back1 [bak] n. [ME bak < OE baec; akin to ON bak, OHG bahho] 1. the part of the body opposite to the front; in humans and many other animals, the part to the rear or top reaching from the nape of the neck to the end of the spine 2. the… …   English World dictionary