The idiom
"behind the curtain" means something that is hidden or concealed, often referring to secrets or mysteries.
Full definition
Sometimes we feel that the landlord is the evil
man behind a curtain, but they are normally just trying to make an honest living.
It's a fascinating
look behind the curtain at licensing guidelines that the end - consumer typically never gets to see.
If you peek
behind the curtain at any type of company, you'll see that things are far less organized than you'd expect.
The big question will be how we get to the core of what the issues are and be open enough to allow people to
see behind the curtain.
By
going behind the curtain of American secret surveillance, we're indulging in our collective curiosity at how exactly all these moving parts operate.
If you're as outgoing
behind the curtain as in front of it, take the direct approach — craft the perfect joke and open a chat.
This is the matrix of online dating, where everything looks real but
just behind the curtain is where it all falls apart.
Also thanks for giving me a spot to place my step ladder at, can't see it
now behind my curtains, such a clever idea!
Suppose you are doing an experiment in which you are trying to find out if there is
someone behind a curtain watching and listening to you.
This isn't the kind of convention where they're hiding the big
guns behind a curtain until they make their presentation... which makes it my kind of event.
Every night for about 2 months my son insisted that there were
monsters behind the curtains and under his bed and that they were going to eat him.
Surprisingly, I wasn't nervous at all — until I hit my first pose and then my mind went kind of blank until I was
behind the curtain dancing with the other bloggers!
The free WiFi worked and the shower
tucked behind a curtain had steaming hot water and was functional, though not as polished as the rest of the room.
Phrases with «behind the curtain»