behind-the-scenes

[ bih-hahynd-th uh-seenz ]

/ bɪˈhaɪnd ðəˈsinz /

happening or conducted out of view of the general public: The behind-the-scenes preparations made the convention a huge success.

held or kept privately by or among a few key or influential persons: behind-the-scenes negotiations.

occurring backstage: the behind-the-scenes activities of the stage crew.

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First recorded in 1835–45

The Daily Beast spoke to a jubilant League on Tuesday about the behind-the-scenes battle to get The Interview to movie theaters.
The Inside Story of How Sony’s ‘The Interview’ Finally Made It to Theaters|Marlow Stern|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Is behind-the-scenes duplicity, cloaked in coming-of-age business dilemma, the new norm for major-label moves?
Taylor Swift Dumps Spotify, Igniting Turf War Between Spotify and Apple|Dale Eisinger|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I have chosen a ‘middle-ground’ method of moderation, a sort of behind-the-scenes prodding,” he wrote in a posting.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The presidential paramour was French film star Julie Gayet, 42, confirming months of behind-the-scenes innuendo.
Hollande's Jilted Lover Valerie Trierweiler Tells All|Tracy McNicoll|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Even if the movie was merely as intended as a making-of-a-hit, behind-the-scenes project, it essentially failed.
How Bad Was 'The Unauthorized Saved By the Bell Story'?|Kevin Fallon|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Very large selection of behind-the-scenes production photos.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2)|Arthur Cleveland Bent
Barbara and her toast emerged from its shelter as innocent of behind-the-scenes as any bit of pretty play or pageant.
We Girls: A Home Story|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
Here's the behind-the-scenes lowdown on Luna City life and a promoter of Martian dancing girls, vaudeville, and—other things.
Show Business|William C. Boyd