behind the scenes — {adv. phr.} Out of sight; unknown to most people; privately. * /Much of the banquet committee s work was done behind the scenes./ * /John was president of the club, but behind the scenes Lee told him what to do./ … Dictionary of American idioms
behind the scenes — {adv. phr.} Out of sight; unknown to most people; privately. * /Much of the banquet committee s work was done behind the scenes./ * /John was president of the club, but behind the scenes Lee told him what to do./ … Dictionary of American idioms
behind-the-scenes — if something happens behind the scenes, it happens secretly, especially when something else is happening publicly. The Government presented a united front to the cameras, showing no sign of the behind the scenes discord of the last few days.… … New idioms dictionary
behind the scenes — the off camera events or circumstances during filmmaking. Example: The documentary Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker s Apocalypse (1991) chronicled the sensational, behind the scenes circumstances during the making of Francis Ford Coppola s… … Glossary of cinematic terms
behind-the-scenes — behind′ the scenes′ adj. 1) cvb happening out of view of the public; done, held, or kept in secret 2) cvb occurring backstage • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
Behind the Scenes — Die Band im Jahr 2004 … Deutsch Wikipedia
behind the scenes — index clandestine, latent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
behind the scenes — ► behind the scenes out of public view. Main Entry: ↑scene … English terms dictionary
behind-the-scenes — adjective designed and carried out secretly or confidentially a sub rosa report has their under the table backing • Syn: ↑sub rosa, ↑under the table • Similar to: ↑covert * * * ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ … Useful english dictionary
Behind the scenes — Scene Scene, n. [L. scaena, scena, Gr. skhnh a covered place, a tent, a stage.] 1. The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
