when back is turned

when back is turned
when (someone's) back is turned when someone is not watching what is happening.

When my mother's back was turned, my grandmother would give the dog candy.


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  • when someone's back is turned — when someone’s back is turned phrase when someone is not there, or is not paying attention I don’t know what these kids get up to when my back is turned. Thesaurus: not known or difficult to knowsynonym Main entry: back …   Useful english dictionary

  • when someone's back is turned — when (someone s) back is turned when someone is not watching what is happening. When my mother s back was turned, my grandmother would give the dog candy …   New idioms dictionary

  • when (someone's) back is turned — when/while (someone s) back is turned while someone is somewhere else or unable to notice what is happening. When my mother s back was turned, my grandmother would give me chocolates …   New idioms dictionary

  • when someone's back is turned — when someone is not there, or is not paying attention I don t know what these kids get up to when my back is turned …   English dictionary

  • while (someone's) back is turned — when/while (someone s) back is turned while someone is somewhere else or unable to notice what is happening. When my mother s back was turned, my grandmother would give me chocolates …   New idioms dictionary

  • The Things Bricks Say (When Your Back Is Turned) — Album par Kids In Glass Houses Sortie 2004 Genre Pop Punk Albums de Kids In Glass Houses …   Wikipédia en Français

  • (the) minute someone's back is turned — the minute (someone s) back is turned when/while (someone s) back is turned while someone is somewhere else or unable to notice what is happening. The minute the teacher s back is turned (= as soon as she cannot see them), they start messing… …   New idioms dictionary

  • (the) minute back is turned — the minute (someone s) back is turned when/while (someone s) back is turned while someone is somewhere else or unable to notice what is happening. The minute the teacher s back is turned (= as soon as she cannot see them), they start messing… …   New idioms dictionary

  • someone's back is turned — someone s attention is elsewhere he kissed her quickly, when the landlady s back was turned …   Useful english dictionary

  • back — back1 W1S1 [bæk] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(return to place)¦ 2¦(as before)¦ 3¦(previous place)¦ 4¦(backwards)¦ 5¦(reply/reaction)¦ 6¦(return something to somebody)¦ 7¦(in the past)¦ 8¦(again)¦ 9 sit/lie/lean back 10¦(away)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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