behind enemy lines

idiom

: in an area controlled by the enemy
a secret mission behind enemy lines

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The powers are: Splinter: Vanish in smoke and teleport to a safe location behind enemy lines. Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 After the exam, its members endured a grueling 10-month-long training in urban combat, counterterrorism operations, survival skills, and operations behind enemy lines. Elisabeth Braw, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2016 Call of Duty campaigns are historically very linear shooting galleries that will occasionally shake things up with a mission where players control a powerful vehicle like an AC-130 or quietly stealth their way behind enemy lines. Cade Onder, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024 Because allies were unaware of their position behind enemy lines, the Division faced attacks from the Germans as well as an increasing onslaught of friendly fire. Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for behind enemy lines

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“Behind enemy lines.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20enemy%20lines. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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