behind the back
Without one's knowledge
Behind the back describes actions done without someone's knowledge, typically involving deception or betrayal: They were talking about me behind my back.
The phrase suggests secrecy and often carries negative connotations—gossip, scheming, or underhanded deals.
In sports, behind the back refers to passes or dribbles executed with the hand reaching around one's own body: a flashy behind-the-back pass.
- sneakyStealthily deceptive
- secretiveInclined to conceal
- dirty secretConcealed shameful information
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- whisperSpeech without full voice
gossip · talking trash · stab · covert · cloak and dagger · hidden · deceptive · treacherous · double agent · pass · no-look pass · basketball · trick · handoff · underhanded · plotting · scheming · two-faced
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- Lacrosselacrosse stick, lacrosse ball, goal, goalie, attack
- ball skillsdribbling, crossover, ball control, stepover, throwing
- basketball movespick and roll, screen, crossover, hesitation, triple threat
- trick shotstrick shot, between the legs, scorpion kick, bicycle kick, tweener
- drama therapypsychodrama, sociodrama, drama therapy, role play, role-playing
behind the backface-to-face
Direct personal encounter
directly · in person · openly · in front of · head-on
behind the backtransparently
In an obvious manner
honestly · in the open · forthrightly · candidly · out in the open
behind the backface-to-face
Direct personal encounter
head-on · eye to eye · confrontationally · man to man · straight up
behind, back, backs, backed, backing, backer, backside, backmost, backward