dietro le spalle

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “behind the shoulders”.

Prepositional phrase

dietro le spalle

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dietro,‎ le,‎ spalle.
    Porta le braccia dietro le spalle.
    Bring your arms behind your shoulders.
  2. behind one
    Si gettò dietro le spalle le vecchie perdite.
    He put his old losses behind him.
  3. behind someone's back
    dire dietro le spalle ― to say behind someone's back
    agire dietro le spalle di qualcuno ― to go behind someone's back
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