hole-and-corner

[ hohl-uhn-kawr-ner ]
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adjective
  1. secretive; clandestine; furtive: The political situation was full of hole-and-corner intrigue.

  2. trivial and colorless: She was living a hole-and-corner existence of daily drudgery.

Origin of hole-and-corner

1
First recorded in 1825–35
  • Also hole-in-cor·ner [hohl-in-kawr-ner]. /ˈhoʊl ɪnˈkɔr nər/.

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British Dictionary definitions for hole-and-corner

hole-and-corner

adjective
  1. (usually prenominal) informal furtive or secretive

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