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    hide behind

    US /haɪd bɪˈhaɪnd/

    ・

    UK /haɪd bɪˈhaɪnd/

    B1
    phr.v.To avoid responsibility or truth by using something as an excuse.
    He hides behind excuses instead of admitting mistakes.
    phr.v.To put oneself out of sight by staying at the back of something.
    The child hid behind the door during the game of hide-and-seek.

    Video subtitles

    How Modern Dating Is Destroying Us

    06:29How Modern Dating Is Destroying Us
    • They couldn't hide behind an avatar, status or text.

      They couldn't hide behind an avatar, status or text.

    • People didn't have the veneer of social media to hide behind and as a result, you knew if someone really liked you or not.

      People didn't have the veneer of social media to hide behind and as a result, you knew if someone really liked you or not.

    B1

    Caravaggio | You choose | The National Gallery, London

    30:51Caravaggio | You choose | The National Gallery, London
    • It's also been read as an allegory of the, the, the sort of pains that hide behind beauty, the pains of love, the lizard hidden amongst the sensuous fruit, you know.

      It's also been read as an allegory of the, the, the sort of pains that hide behind beauty, the pains of love, the lizard hidden amongst the sensuous fruit, you know.

    • It's also been read as an allegory of the, the, the sort of pains that hide behind beauty, the pains of love, the lizard hidden amongst the sensuous fruit, you know.

      It's also been read as an allegory of the, the, the sort of pains that hide behind beauty, the pains of love, the lizard hidden amongst the sensuous fruit, you know.

    B1

    The Lie We Live

    08:25The Lie We Live
    • The elite who hide behind the logos of corporations

      The elite who hide behind the logos of corporations

    • The elite who hide behind the logos of corporations.

      The elite who hide behind the logos of corporations.

    A2

    Good Friends and Toxic Friends

    05:31Good Friends and Toxic Friends
    • They hide behind the phrase I just want to help you, but they don't help at all. They make you feel awkward

      They hide behind the phrase I just want to help you, but they don't help at all. They make you feel awkward

    • They hide behind the phrase, "I just want to help you," but they don't help at all.

      They hide behind the phrase, "I just want to help you," but they don't help at all.

    A2

    Eminem - Beautiful

    04:15Eminem - Beautiful
    • ♪♪ Unfortunately, I am I just hide behind the tears of a clown ♪♪

      ♪♪ Unfortunately, I am I just hide behind the tears of a clown ♪♪

    A2

    What to Expect in 2025 for You & Your Career - Shifts & Changes Coming

    16:52What to Expect in 2025 for You & Your Career - Shifts & Changes Coming
    • In the past, up until COVID, we were able to hide behind our work, our job titles, the money that we made.

      In the past, up until COVID, we were able to hide behind our work, our job titles, the money that we made.

    • We're able to hide behind those and not really have to step into who we are in order to thrive and succeed.

      We're able to hide behind those and not really have to step into who we are in order to thrive and succeed.

    A2

    Time to Play Winter ❄️ | CBeebies House Fun with Evie and Friends 🌈✨

    15:24Time to Play Winter ❄️ | CBeebies House Fun with Evie and Friends 🌈✨
    • I'm going to hide behind a blanket, and

      I'm going to hide behind a blanket, and

    • I'm going to hide behind a blanket,

      I'm going to hide behind a blanket,

    B1

    Jordan Peterson - Stop Hiding! You Are Stronger Than You Think

    08:43Jordan Peterson - Stop Hiding! You Are Stronger Than You Think
    • You know carefully and programmatically and Then you'll learn that you can you're actually tougher than you think You never knew that and maybe you didn't want to take on the responsibility because you know people play a role in their own demise so to speak when you had opportunity to go out and explore or Withdraw because you were afraid you chose to withdraw because you were afraid so it's not only that you were overprotected Often it's that you were willing to take advantage of the fact that you were overprotected and run back there whenever you had the opportunity You know so maybe you're a kid in the playground right and you're having some trouble with other kids And you know in the back of your mind I should deal this with deal with this myself But you go and tell your mom and get her to intervene and you know that that's not right You know that you're breaking the social contract But it's easier, and so that's what you do you run off to an authority figure and hide behind the great father, right?

      You know carefully and programmatically and Then you'll learn that you can you're actually tougher than you think You never knew that and maybe you didn't want to take on the responsibility because you know people play a role in their own demise so to speak when you had opportunity to go out and explore or Withdraw because you were afraid you chose to withdraw because you were afraid so it's not only that you were overprotected Often it's that you were willing to take advantage of the fact that you were overprotected and run back there whenever you had the opportunity You know so maybe you're a kid in the playground right and you're having some trouble with other kids And you know in the back of your mind I should deal this with deal with this myself But you go and tell your mom and get her to intervene and you know that that's not right You know that you're breaking the social contract But it's easier, and so that's what you do you run off to an authority figure and hide behind the great father, right?

    • I can't bother you Because I can't afford to forsake your protection So if I'm going to play that game, I'm going to be high hide behind you then I can't challenge you So that's no good because that's sometimes why people you see this with guys very frequently They're still deathly afraid of their father's judgment when they're in their 30s or 40s It's like well Why not because they still want to believe that there's someone out there that knows and so they're willing to accept the subjugation Because it doesn't force them to challenge the idea that there's someone out there that knows because that's the advantage of having your father as A judge right because he knows Well, what if he doesn't what if no one knows any better than you?

      I can't bother you Because I can't afford to forsake your protection So if I'm going to play that game, I'm going to be high hide behind you then I can't challenge you So that's no good because that's sometimes why people you see this with guys very frequently They're still deathly afraid of their father's judgment when they're in their 30s or 40s It's like well Why not because they still want to believe that there's someone out there that knows and so they're willing to accept the subjugation Because it doesn't force them to challenge the idea that there's someone out there that knows because that's the advantage of having your father as A judge right because he knows Well, what if he doesn't what if no one knows any better than you?

    B1

    10 Twisted Confessions From History's Most EVIL Villains

    09:2910 Twisted Confessions From History's Most EVIL Villains
    • His calm defense revealed how evil could hide behind routine, how a system could carry the sins so its servants didn't have to.

      His calm defense revealed how evil could hide behind routine, how a system could carry the sins so its servants didn't have to.

    • His calm defense revealed how evil could hide behind routine, how a system could carry the sins so its servants didn't have to.

      His calm defense revealed how evil could hide behind routine, how a system could carry the sins so its servants didn't have to.

    B2

    How to improve your listening in English

    08:37How to improve your listening in English
    • Hide behind trees.

      Hide behind trees.

    • follow people around, stock people, hide behind the trees, see what they're saying.

      follow people around, stock people, hide behind the trees, see what they're saying.

    A2