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behind
at or towards the back of something, and often hidden by it:
• The sun went behind a cloud. • I got stuck behind a truck on the way to the airport.
at the back
British English , in (the) back American English behind something, especially a building:
• There’s a small garden at the back of the cottage. • Their house has a pool in the back.
at/to the rear
written behind something, especially a building. At/to the rear sounds rather formal and is used especially in written descriptions:
• They parked in a small carpark at the rear of the hotel. • There is a small seating area to the rear.
in the background
if someone or something is in the background, it is behind the place where the main activity is happening:
• If you look carefully at the painting, you will see several men sitting at a table in the background.
Longman-Thesaurus
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In addition to the idioms beginning with BEHIND, Also see COME FROM BEHIND; DROP BEHIND; FALL BEHIND; GET BEHIND; POWER BEHIND THE THRONE; PUT BEHIND ONE; WET BEHIND THE EARS; WITH ONE ARM TIED BEHIND ONE'S BACK.
American Heritage Idioms