hide behind

English

Verb

hide behind (third-person singular simple present hides behind, present participle hiding behind, simple past hid behind, past participle hidden behind)

  1. (transitive) 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.
    Don't hide behind your spokesman, speak for yourself!
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hide,‎ behind.
    Don't hide behind that rock, come out in the open!
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