scene : Idioms & Phrases

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Behind the scenes

  • behind the scenery of a theater; out of the view of the audience, but in sight of the actors, machinery, etc.; hence, conversant with the hidden motives and agencies of what appears to public view.
Webster 1913

behind-the-scenes

  • adjective satellite designed and carried out secretly or confidentially
    under-the-table; sub-rosa.
    • a sub-rosa report
    • has their under-the-table backing
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Drop scene

  • a drop curtain on which a scene is painted. See Drop, n., 4. (d).
Webster 1913

Love scene

  • an exhibition of love, as between lovers on the stage.
Webster 1913

mise en scene

  • noun arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
    setting; stage setting.
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on-the-scene

  • adjective satellite at the scene of action
    on-the-spot.
    • an on-the-spot reporter
    • on-the-spot inspections
    • an on-the scene newscast
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scene of action

  • noun a playing field where sports events take place
    arena.
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scene painter

  • noun an artist specializing in scenic subjects
    scenic artist.
  • noun a painter of theatrical scenery
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scene-stealer

  • noun an actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene
    • babies are natural scene-stealers
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To shift the scene

  • to change the locality or the surroundings, as in a play or a story.
Webster 1913