behind the scenes

behind the scenes
behind the scenes
without receiving credit or fame; out of public view. (Referring originally to those who worked on a theatrical piece but do not appear on the stage.) •

The people who worked behind the scenes are the real heroes of this project.

I worked behind the scenes in the play.

We should thank the people who are behind the scenes of our success.

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{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. 2013.

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  • 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 — 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 — As a phrase, behind the scenes refers to things or activities that are backstage, secret, or otherwise out of public view.Behind the Scenes may also refer to:* Behind the Scenes (U.S. TV series), an American children s documentary miniseries *… …   Wikipedia

  • 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

  • Behind the Scenes —  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différentes œuvres portant le même titre. Cinéma Behind the Scenes est le titre original du film La Vocation théâtrale, réalisé par D. W. Griffith et sorti en 1908. Behind the Scenes est un film réalisé …   Wikipédia en Français

  • behind-the-scenes — adjective Date: 1850 1. being or working out of public view or in secret < behind the scenes lobbying for more money > < a behind the scenes player > 2. revealing or reporting the hidden workings < a behind the scenes account > < a behind the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • behind-the-scenes — /bi huynd dheuh seenz /, adj. 1. happening or conducted out of view of the general public: The behind the scenes preparations made the convention a huge success. 2. held or kept privately by or among a few key or influential persons: behind the… …   Universalium

  • 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 …   Словарь американских идиом

  • behind the scenes — phrasal 1. out of public view; also in secret 2. in a position to see the hidden workings < taken behind the scenes and told just how in fact the actual government…has operated William Clark > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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