Behind one's back


Also found in: Idioms.
when one is absent; without one's knowledge; as, to ridicule a person behind his back.

See also: Back

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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"It is perfectly monstrous," he said, at last, "the way people go about nowadays saying things against one behind one's back that are absolutely and entirely true."
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It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about, nowadays, saying things against one behind one's back that are absolutely and entirely true.
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Never but never trust those who laugh behind one's back and don't believe their false news outlets either.
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