hide behind
verbDefinitions
To use someone or something as a shield in order to avoid taking responsibility for…
To use someone or something as a shield in order to avoid taking responsibility for something; to avoid attention by using someone or something as a shield.
- Don't hide behind your spokesman, speak for yourself!
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hide, behind.
- Don't hide behind that rock, come out in the open!
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