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behind barsIn jail or prison.Rate it:

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no, but if you hum a few bars...a response made as a joke when someone says, "Do you know _______" (could be anything that fills in this blank.)Rate it:

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behind closed doorsPublic disclosure.Rate it:

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behind the timesOut of date; old-fashioned; obsolete; outmoded; outdated.Rate it:

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fall behindTo be progressively below average in performance.Rate it:

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Burn Your Bridges behind YouTo make unchangeable commitment, to be determined on any decisionRate it:

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stay behindAlternative form of stay-behind.Rate it:

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get thee behind meDo not tempt or torment me; I reject you, your statements, or your beliefs.Rate it:

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leave behindTo abandon.Rate it:

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behind the bitAn equestrian term, meaning that the horse is evading the bit.Rate it:

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Behind the Eight BallGetting into trouble or difficult situation due to bad luck, a situation through which, one might not get out easilyRate it:

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behind the eight ballAt a disadvantage.Rate it:

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behind the eight-ballIn a difficult situation or tight spot.Rate it:

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behind the wheelIn control of a vehicle; driving.Rate it:

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behind its timeShowing characteristics of the past; present in one's work after later advances in the field; coming later than could be generally accepted.Rate it:

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behind somebody's backWithout somebody's knowledge; secretly.Rate it:

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behind someone's backWithout somebody's knowledge; secretly.Rate it:

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behind the counterOf drugs, dispensed by a pharmacist without needing a doctor's prescription or other form of compliance.Rate it:

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behind the scenesIn secret; out of public view.Rate it:

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behind the wheelIn control of the situation; in charge.Rate it:

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behind timeLate, arriving late.Rate it:

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come from behindTo be in a winning position after having been in a losing position.Rate it:

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dry behind the earsSeasoned or experienced; mature, especially with respect to judgment.Rate it:

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get behindto have a trip or any pleasurable experience with drugsRate it:

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get behindUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see get,‎ behind.Rate it:

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get behindto appreciate, to enjoyRate it:

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power behind the throneSomeone who appears to be without special status, but who has great covert influence on a person in authority.Rate it:

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Power behind the ThroneThe actual force or person behind ones success, the real person in chargeRate it:

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put something behind oneTo recover from an unpleasant or traumatic experience; to overcome a negative feeling, especially anger, resentment, or grief.Rate it:

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so crooked he could hide behind a spiral staircaseDishonest in the extremeRate it:

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stand behindTo support; express one's supportRate it:

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stand behindUsed other than as an idiom: see stand, behind.Rate it:

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stay behindUsed other than as an idiom: see stay, behind.Rate it:

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stay behindTo remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment.Rate it:

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stay behindTo remain where one is, whilst others leave.Rate it:

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streets behindfar inferior, much lesserRate it:

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Wet Behind the EarsYoung, not experienced, immatureRate it:

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wet behind the earsInexperienced; not seasoned; new; just beginning.Rate it:

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a method to one’s madnessThere is a reason, rational purpose, plan, or intention behind one’s seemingly crazy or absurd behaviorRate it:

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Eyes in the Back of Your HeadTo be able to imagine and feel what is happening behind or outside of one's field of visionRate it:

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look aroundTo turn one's head to see what is behind oneself.Rate it:

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look backTo look behind oneself.Rate it:

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pay it forwardPerforming a selfless act of kindness (normally for a random stranger) after having been the beneficiary of such an act oneself - the mentality behind which is to make kindness contagious such that it multiplies exponentiallyRate it:

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keep up withTo manage to remain beside or just behind that is moving away from one.Rate it:

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lock outAn event in which an employer bars employees from working as a tactic in negotiating terms of employment, particularly in response to a strike or threat to strike.Rate it:

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pull backto pull in order to reveal something underneath or behind.Rate it:

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second stringIn sports, a unit of players that plays behind the first string.Rate it:

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stand upTo stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.Rate it:

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bring up the rearTo be last in a moving line of people, to walk or go behind others in a line.Rate it:

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bar upto fit with bars (e.g. across a window or door)Rate it:

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