Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

behind someone's back

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: be-hind -some-one's back
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Without somebody's knowledge; secretly.

prep_phrase

Pursuing, nagging someone. Calque of వెంటపడు in Telugu.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"The employees talked about their boss behind his back."
"You will lose good karma if you say bad things behind people's backs."
"I had never defrauded a man of a farthing, nor called him knave behind his back. But now the last rag that covered my nakedness had been torn from me. I was branded a blackleg, card-sharper, and murderer."
"Giant machines, precision tools, monster missiles, and all such [they] did lack. Indeed, the last industrial revolution happened behind their back."
"You can all just kiss off into the air / Behind my back I can see them stare / They'll hurt me bad, but I won't mind / They'll hurt me bad, they do it all the time"
"Amma is constantly behind my back about my marks."

Usage

Indian usage

Questions

What does behind someone's back mean?: Without somebody's knowledge; secretly.

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