behind the scenes

/bɪhˌaɪnd ðə sˈiːnz/

[phrase]

behind the scenes

[PHRASE]

in a secretive way so that the general public is unaware of what is happening

Examples

1. The celebrity's glamorous image crumbled when it was revealed that they had feet of clay, struggling with addiction behind the scenes.

2. You hear only one note, rather than dozens of evenly spaced notes, but that is because your brain works behind the scenes and uses the harmonics for other purposes.

3. And I say trauma because more happened behind the scenes.

4. So, as it turns out, I don't think Nyle is going to be the one actually acting, he's just the behind the scenes guy.