Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is behind the scenes and it is a phrase meaning “secretly, privately, confidentially, surreptitiously, clandestinely”.
Example Sentence: The Taliban have typically dealt with internal differences behind the scenes, and Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani’s comments “are a major escalation,” said Michael Kugelman, the deputy director of the Asia program and senior associate for South Asia at the Wilson Center. The Taliban leaders have the same broad vision, but “in Kandahar, they’re hermits (loners), they’re not involved in the day-to-day,” said Mr. Kugelman. In Kabul, they have to govern and provide services, he added.
This phrase is present in Ruling Taliban display rare division in public over bans and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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