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hinter allem

behind everything

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phrase Rare #44,273
behind everything Can refer literally to being behind everything, or figuratively to being responsible for everything.
GE: Ich glaube, er steckt hinter allem.
EN: I think he’s behind everything.

Ich muß lernen, nicht hinter allem zu viel zu suchen.

I need to learn not to look too much into everything.

— Der englische Patient (1996)

Sie stecken hinter allem.

They are behind everything.

— Wicked (2024)

Wie hätte ich ahnen können, dass Nino hinter allem steckt?

How could I have known that Nino was behind it all?

— Drive (2011)