hole-in-corner
- adjective
- Archaic
:
secreto
- The scheme was a hole-in-corner affair, hidden from the main authorities.
Examples
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His hole-in-corner dealings raised suspicions among the board.
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Her involvement in local politics was limited to a few hole-in-corner meetings.
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He led a hole-in-corner existence, rarely venturing out in public.
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The hole-in-corner meeting was not announced publicly.
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He led a hole-in-corner existence, rarely venturing out in public.
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Her involvement in local politics was limited to a few hole-in-corner meetings.
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The scheme was a hole-in-corner affair, hidden from the main authorities.
Synonyms
153
5.7
Hidden and done secretly to avoid being found by authorities
101
4.4
Acting in a secret way to avoid being noticed or to get an advantage
40
8.2
Kept secret because it is illegal or not allowed
19
6.3
Acting quietly and secretly to avoid being noticed
15
4.2
A private meeting or place that people keep secret
13
7.5
People keep it secret from most others to avoid being noticed
7
8.5
Done secretly because people would disapprove
5
8.9
Being secret and mysterious like spy stories
1
7.5
People in power keep it secret to hide a problem
1
7.2
Kept secret from the public, often about meetings or plans
A secret way of doing things to hide small dishonest acts
Antonyms
How Secretive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hole-in-corner comes from an older phrase hole-and-corner, which pictures doing things in a hole or corner, small hidden places. A helpful way to remember it is to think of secret meetings in a dark corner, so a hole-in-corner action is 'secret' or 'petty'.