BEHIND


Meaning of BEHIND in English

I. preposition

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

be behind/trailing in the polls

At the moment the Democrats are trailing in the polls.

behind enemy lines (= behind the edge of an area that is controlled by an enemy army )

Men from the First Airborne Division were dropped behind enemy lines.

behind the lines

Reinforcements were available just behind the lines .

Behind...facade

Behind her cheerful facade , she’s a really lonely person.

clasp your hands/arms around/behind sth

Fenella leaned forward, clasping her hands around her knees.

close behind

Ronnie sped off, with his brother’s car following close behind .

close behind

James heard footsteps close behind him.

directly in front of/behind/under etc sth

It was a small house, directly behind the church.

fall behind on the payments ( also fall behind with the payments British English ) (= not make payments when you should )

I’d run up nearly £4,000 in debt, and was beginning to fall behind with the payments.

fall behind with the rent/get behind on the rent (= fail to pay your rent on time )

You could be evicted if you fall behind with the rent.

fall behind with the rent/get behind on the rent (= fail to pay your rent on time )

You could be evicted if you fall behind with the rent.

fallen behind schedule

The project has fallen behind schedule .

fall/get behind with the mortgage (= be unable to pay enough money each month )

He fell behind with the mortgage when he lost his job.

go behind...back (= do something without telling me )

I should have realized that he’d go behind my back .

leave the past behind

It’s time to leave the past behind .

left...far behind

Sarah, with her long legs, soon left the rest of us far behind .

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

ahead of/behind the curve

ahead of/behind time

Anticipate the problems your client may have with self-monitoring ahead of time , and rehearse strategies to deal with those situations.

Issues such as job assignments and reduced overtime are worked out ahead of time .

It is hard to lay down rules about this ahead of time .

It is important to check this list ahead of time so that you have everything ready to complete the demonstration.

Linear regression, for example, requires all the data to be collected ahead of time and then processed all at once.

Many of them had prepared notes ahead of time , and Drake took lots of notes.

They were trying to learn to perform a role whose meaning and importance they could not grasp ahead of time .

When you surf to a new Web page, you have no idea ahead of time whether it contains a Java program.

be right behind sb

Although San Marcos may have been the first city in the county to issue such bonds, San Diego was right behind.

And lorry drivers are right behind them, adding their names to a petition.

Babe Connelly was now the boss, and Daley and a few other ambitious young men were right behind him.

He says that the police were right behind them - he begged his brother to stop.

Male speaker I am certain the people of the estates affected by joyriders will be right behind this action.

The feet of Stewpid are right behind me now, pounding louder than my heart beats.

The New Jersey Nets were right behind with a 22 percent rise to $ 41. 62.

The police were right behind, and a cop tackled him, smashing his face into the sidewalk.

be the brains behind/of sth

Bakewell senses that Rudd was the brains behind the fraud, but it was the brothers who were condemned to death.

Builtin computers are the brains behind them.

Maybe it was them who built the fences and he was the brains behind the organization.

be wet behind the ears

behind bars

Almost 3,000 people have been shown what it's like behind bars .

An exercise in black humour set in an enclosed and hopeless world, the film ends with him remaining behind bars .

First, her brother is self-evidently a petty fraudster better off behind bars .

He sputtered up and down the aisle, saying the man should be behind bars .

Louis, Ray has spent most of his adult life behind bars .

More than 30 of those arrested were released from jail for lack of evidence, but the rest remain behind bars .

Read in studio Britain's best weightlifters have held a unique training session ... behind bars .

The most widely distributed Shas tract shows a smirking Weizman standing next to a grim-looking Deri behind bars .

behind closed doors

Although America is a democracy, a lot of key decisions are made behind closed doors by unelected advisers.

The board members met behind closed doors to discuss the deal.

And, unlike most other House panels, the ethics committee conducts virtually all of its business behind closed doors.

As the jurors deliberated behind closed doors, the judge huddled with lawyers from both sides in his chambers.

Real's punishment was to play subsequent matches behind closed doors.

Schmoke spent most of his time behind closed doors.

The hearings are behind closed doors, Newsweek says, and it has not discovered the names of the companies implicated.

We think, but we don't really know what they were saying to each other behind closed doors.

behind sb's back

Do you think people are talking about you behind your back ?

He agrees with his boss to his face, but then criticizes him behind his back .

His name is Mr McLeod, but his students call him "Big Nose'' behind his back .

I'm not happy about you going behind my back like that. You should have told me.

I'm sure the other girls are talking about me behind my back .

I thought you were my friend. Now I find you've been talking about me behind my back .

People laughed at him behind his back .

behind the scenes

Although he had retired, Brown remained active behind the scenes for years.

But he remained active behind the scenes for years.

Father Peter Vaghi was lobbying behind the scenes to have himself named pastor.

Several sources said Thibadeau is maneuvering behind the scenes to avoid appearances that he is playing a political game.

The tournaments are very popular events and the organisation behind the scenes is always excellent.

This production will feature a combination of new faces and veterans on stage and behind the scenes .

We went behind the scenes for the latest in our series, Inside the Globe.

Where the book scores is in its revelations about attitudes towards opera management and about deals that went on behind the scenes .

Whoever is stirring it behind the scenes , we have the entire Cabinet to choose from, as well as Landless.

behind the times

Once the giants of British retailing, they are now seen as being behind the times .

People in these parts tend to be way behind the times when it comes to issues such as women's rights.

The company's marketing plan is a little behind the times .

As we went towards the platforms, I said, she's frightened of seeming behind the times .

I was about fifty years behind the times .

New York was not behind the times in strange smells.

Newtonmore is a little quiet; some would say behind the times .

Painting nearly always fifty years or even a hundred behind the times .

We may be the ones 257 who are behind the times .

You're behind the times , Arthur, you're old-fashioned.

can do sth with one hand (tied) behind your back

get behind sb

the power behind the throne

throw your weight behind sb/sth

Bahlman is throwing his weight behind the cultural center proposal.

But Gloucester learnt their lesson and threw their weight behind the task.

Chris is following in the footsteps of other Merseyside sports personalities by throwing his weight behind drugs prevention.

Feminists threw their weight behind Mrs Killea's campaign, and hundreds of students attended a rally in support of abortion rights.

The idea has been mooted of throwing our weight behind her version.

When the idea hit the streets, we at Guitarist were unanimous in wanting to throw our weight behind the project.

Why he chose to throw his weight behind a man who stood such a slender chance remains unclear.

throw your weight behind sb/sth

But Gloucester learnt their lesson and threw their weight behind the task.

Chris is following in the footsteps of other Merseyside sports personalities by throwing his weight behind drugs prevention.

Feminists threw their weight behind Mrs Killea's campaign, and hundreds of students attended a rally in support of abortion rights.

The idea has been mooted of throwing our weight behind her version.

When the idea hit the streets, we at Guitarist were unanimous in wanting to throw our weight behind the project.

Why he chose to throw his weight behind a man who stood such a slender chance remains unclear.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Behind his gruff exterior, she finds a sweet soul.

Gutierrez entered the race with six weeks of solid training behind her.

He sat behind me.

I was driving behind a truck on the freeway.

Is that your shoe behind the couch?

It's interesting to learn the history behind the buildings.

Ronstadt's days as a rock star are behind her, for now.

Surprisingly, Congress appears to be firmly behind the President on this issue.

The Chamber of Commerce is behind this year's annual fund-raising dinner.

the mountains behind the city

The police believe a local gang is behind the killings.

The Rams were 21 points behind the Falcons with only 10 minutes left to play.

What's behind Cooper's opposition to the changes?

II. noun

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

ahead of/behind time

Anticipate the problems your client may have with self-monitoring ahead of time , and rehearse strategies to deal with those situations.

Issues such as job assignments and reduced overtime are worked out ahead of time .

It is hard to lay down rules about this ahead of time .

It is important to check this list ahead of time so that you have everything ready to complete the demonstration.

Linear regression, for example, requires all the data to be collected ahead of time and then processed all at once.

Many of them had prepared notes ahead of time , and Drake took lots of notes.

They were trying to learn to perform a role whose meaning and importance they could not grasp ahead of time .

When you surf to a new Web page, you have no idea ahead of time whether it contains a Java program.

be right behind sb

Although San Marcos may have been the first city in the county to issue such bonds, San Diego was right behind.

And lorry drivers are right behind them, adding their names to a petition.

Babe Connelly was now the boss, and Daley and a few other ambitious young men were right behind him.

He says that the police were right behind them - he begged his brother to stop.

Male speaker I am certain the people of the estates affected by joyriders will be right behind this action.

The feet of Stewpid are right behind me now, pounding louder than my heart beats.

The New Jersey Nets were right behind with a 22 percent rise to $ 41. 62.

The police were right behind, and a cop tackled him, smashing his face into the sidewalk.

be the brains behind/of sth

Bakewell senses that Rudd was the brains behind the fraud, but it was the brothers who were condemned to death.

Builtin computers are the brains behind them.

Maybe it was them who built the fences and he was the brains behind the organization.

be wet behind the ears

behind bars

Almost 3,000 people have been shown what it's like behind bars .

An exercise in black humour set in an enclosed and hopeless world, the film ends with him remaining behind bars .

First, her brother is self-evidently a petty fraudster better off behind bars .

He sputtered up and down the aisle, saying the man should be behind bars .

Louis, Ray has spent most of his adult life behind bars .

More than 30 of those arrested were released from jail for lack of evidence, but the rest remain behind bars .

Read in studio Britain's best weightlifters have held a unique training session ... behind bars .

The most widely distributed Shas tract shows a smirking Weizman standing next to a grim-looking Deri behind bars .

behind closed doors

Although America is a democracy, a lot of key decisions are made behind closed doors by unelected advisers.

The board members met behind closed doors to discuss the deal.

And, unlike most other House panels, the ethics committee conducts virtually all of its business behind closed doors.

As the jurors deliberated behind closed doors, the judge huddled with lawyers from both sides in his chambers.

Real's punishment was to play subsequent matches behind closed doors.

Schmoke spent most of his time behind closed doors.

The hearings are behind closed doors, Newsweek says, and it has not discovered the names of the companies implicated.

We think, but we don't really know what they were saying to each other behind closed doors.

behind sb's back

Do you think people are talking about you behind your back ?

He agrees with his boss to his face, but then criticizes him behind his back .

His name is Mr McLeod, but his students call him "Big Nose'' behind his back .

I'm not happy about you going behind my back like that. You should have told me.

I'm sure the other girls are talking about me behind my back .

I thought you were my friend. Now I find you've been talking about me behind my back .

People laughed at him behind his back .

can do sth with one hand (tied) behind your back

get behind sb

throw your weight behind sb/sth

Bahlman is throwing his weight behind the cultural center proposal.

But Gloucester learnt their lesson and threw their weight behind the task.

Chris is following in the footsteps of other Merseyside sports personalities by throwing his weight behind drugs prevention.

Feminists threw their weight behind Mrs Killea's campaign, and hundreds of students attended a rally in support of abortion rights.

The idea has been mooted of throwing our weight behind her version.

When the idea hit the streets, we at Guitarist were unanimous in wanting to throw our weight behind the project.

Why he chose to throw his weight behind a man who stood such a slender chance remains unclear.

throw your weight behind sb/sth

But Gloucester learnt their lesson and threw their weight behind the task.

Chris is following in the footsteps of other Merseyside sports personalities by throwing his weight behind drugs prevention.

Feminists threw their weight behind Mrs Killea's campaign, and hundreds of students attended a rally in support of abortion rights.

The idea has been mooted of throwing our weight behind her version.

When the idea hit the streets, we at Guitarist were unanimous in wanting to throw our weight behind the project.

Why he chose to throw his weight behind a man who stood such a slender chance remains unclear.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

But Sixo had already melted into the woods before the lash could unfurl itself on his indigo behind .

Craig: Cheryl's not so much always behind as all behind.

I denied homosexual inclinations but he still made me bend down so that he could inspect my behind with a wooden spatula.

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