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Discover LudwigThe phrase "mastermind behind" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when referring to someone who is the primary instigator or planner of an event, plan, or strategy. For example, "The businessman was the mastermind behind a successful advertising campaign."
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The mastermind behind the idea?
The trainer was the mastermind behind this.
"He's the mastermind behind the scenes".
You are the mastermind behind the book.
Really, though, the mastermind behind this joke genocide is Apatow.
Miller is the mastermind behind the Trump administration's immigration policies.
Who was the mastermind behind the murder of Anna Politkovskaya?
The mastermind behind it all, he suggests, is Sudan's own president, Omar al-Bashir.
This year, the prestigious award went the mastermind behind Monsanto's big move into genetically modified crops.
Ross Ulbricht, the alleged mastermind behind Silk Road, putting a hit on a user.
He is already the mastermind behind Johnson's unprecedented five consecutive Cup championships.
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