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ligge bak

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

være (skjult) forutsetning, årsak, grunn to be the (hidden) precondition, cause or reason see:Se: bakbehind · at the back, in the back Eng. phraseto lie behind
  • det ligger noe mer bak denne avgjørelsen there is more to this decision than meets the eye
  • jeg vet ikke hva som ligger bak I don't know what lies behind it