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behind the scenes

Definition

C2 If something happens behind the scenes, it happens without most people knowing about it, especially when something else is happening publicly: A lot of hard work has been going on behind the scenes.Secrecy and privacy
(Definition of behind the scenes from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)