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 — 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 — 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

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