hole-and-corner English

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What does hole-and-corner mean?

hole-and-corner

— adjective relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community — H.G.Wells

— adjective (= clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground) 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

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clandestine

secret

hugger-mugger

cloak-and-dagger

underhand

underground

undercover

surreptitious

hush-hush

hole-in-the-corner

hole-in-corner

backstairs

backstair

stealthy

secretive

private

mysterious

furtive

clandescent

cagy