lie behind

phrasal verb

lay behind; lain behind; lying behind; lies behind
: to be the cause of (something)
Greed lies behind the higher prices.

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As the moon and Jupiter clash, no one would guess that insecurity lies behind your smile. Usa Today, USA Today, 15 May 2025 The Chicago Police Department estimates that arguments lie behind seventy to eighty per cent of homicides. Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker, 2 June 2025 The important breakthroughs, though, lie behind the numbers. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 June 2025 The Great Filter may lie behind us, meaning life on Earth already beat the odds in overcoming some catastrophe, allowing our civilization to develop. Rebecca Charbonneau, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lie behind

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“Lie behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20behind. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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