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|behind someone's back | |behind someone's back | ||
|To do something "behind someone's back" means to do something without someone's knowledge and in an unfair way. | |To do something "behind someone's back" means to do something without someone's knowledge and in an unfair way. | ||
* Example: "" | * Example: "it's not right to talk about people behind their backs." | ||
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|behind the scenes | |behind the scenes | ||
|What happens in secret or not in front of the general public is said to happen "behind the scenes." | |What happens in secret or not in front of the general public is said to happen "behind the scenes." | ||
* Example: "" | * Example: "He exerted some behind-the-scenes influence when the project was being planned." | ||
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|bring to the table | |bring to the table | ||
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|easy come, easy go | |easy come, easy go | ||
|"Easy come, easy go," is an expression used to communicate that something gained easily is also lost easily. | |"Easy come, easy go," is an expression used to communicate that something gained easily is also lost easily. | ||
* Example: "" | * Example: "it's easy come, easy go, really, because I've just lost a small amount of money. " | ||
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|fifty-fifty | |fifty-fifty | ||