(transitive) To use someone or something as a shield in order to avoid taking responsibility for something; to avoid attention by using someone or something as a shield.

past participle of hide behind

present participle of hide behind

(business) A relatively small and little-known but highly successful company.

plural of hidden champion

Alternative form of bring one's own hide to market

Alternative form of bring one's own hide to market

(US, idiomatic, often in proverbial form) To create one's own fate, as a result of one's chosen character and actions; to experience the appropriate consequences of one's behavior.

(Latin, phonetics) The pronunciation (long or short) of a vowel that appears before two consonants. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hidden, quantity.

A census-designated place in Lake County, California, United States.