behind your back
- secretiveInclined to conceal
- whispersSpeaks very quietly
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- sneakyStealthily deceptive
deceitful · treacherous · backstabbing · covert · hidden · scheming · plotting · two-faced · disloyal · underhanded · conspiring · rumor · trust · knife · shadows · hushed · talking · unaware
- body idiomsheart of gold, heart of stone, cold heart, warm heart, soft heart
- infidelityadultery, affair, adulteress, cheating, cheater
directness of communication
behind your backface to face
In someone's presence
directly · in person · openly · head-on · point-blank
transparency and honesty
behind your backout in the open
Visible to everyone
openly · aboveboard · in the open · transparently · above board