English Explanatory Dictionary

hide behind

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To use someone or something as a shield in order to avoid taking responsibility for something; to avoid attention by using someone or something as a shield.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hide, behind.

Word forms

hide behind hides behind hiding behind hid behind hidden behind
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