behind the scenes | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,theater,film)behind thesceneryandstagearea;backstage; among theactors; during theproductionorrehearsalMany videos come with features that show what went onbehind the scenesto make the movie and special effects.1890, James George Frazer,The Golden Bough, volume 2, page134:The men who stoodbehind the scenesand worked the religious puppet-show by hidden wires to the awe and astonishment of the gaping vulgar.; (idiomatic,figurative)In secret; out ofpublicview.The government has been negotiatingbehind the sceneswith the separatists for months.2013, Tracy Daugherty,The Boy Orator: A Novel,→ISBN:He was more comfortablebehind the scenes, he admitted, writing articles, drafting speeches for others. “I don't really have what it takes to be a hand-shaker or a baby-kisser,” he said.2025May 21,Ezra Klein, quotingJake Tapper, “How Groupthink Protected Biden and Re-elected Trump”, inThe New York Times‎[1],→ISSN:They told me it was because they knew the Hur report was about to drop. And they knew it would have all this stuff about classified information and about him seeming superold and addledbehind the scenes.

Examples:

EN: But there's a tough crowd behind the scenes.
ES: Hay gente muy dura en la trastienda.
EN: I hope this little glimpse behind the scenes will interest you.
ES: Espero que le agrade echar un vistazo entre bastidores.
EN: Men like Cleon sit behind the scenes and grow rich in safety.
ES: Los hombres como Cleon se enriquecen sin correr peligro.
EN: She has an accomplice behind the scenes.
ES: Ella tiene un cómplice entre bastidores.
EN: Quite possibly there are things going on behind the scenes.
ES: Es posible que estén pasando cosas entre bastidores.
EN: Life behind the scenes is quite cramped.
ES: La vida entre bastidores es estrecha.
EN: You know, I always wanted to get behind the scenes in circus.
ES: Sabe, siempre he querido conocer los entresijos de un circo.
EN: Nobody will notice you behind the scenes.
ES: Nadie reparará en ti detrás del escenario.
EN: Now I can boast that I've really been behind the scenes in Washington.
ES: Ahora puedo alardear que he estado entre bastidores en Washington.
EN: The Republican Party has been behind the scenes for 15 years.
ES: El Partido Republicano ha estado así durante 15 años.
EN: It was very interesting to be behind the scenes, as it were.
ES: Fue muy interesante estar en el momento oportuno, como así fue.
EN: There was some problem behind the scenes.
ES: Hubo algún problema detrás de bambalinas.
EN: Oh, ruth! Inviting me to come and see her behind the scenes!
ES: ¡Me invita a ir a verla a su camerino!
EN: They prefer to work behind the scenes.
ES: Prefieren trabajar entre bastidores.
EN: But we are behind the scenes.
ES: Pero nosotros estamos tras las bambalinas.

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