HOLE-AND-CORNER





Definition:

  1. [adjective] relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life; "a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community"- H.G.Wells
    Synonyms: hole-in-corner

  2. [adjective] conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
    Synonyms: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground

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