inside job

noun

1. a crime committed by or in collusion with a person or persons closely associated with the victim.

   The robbery seemed an inside job, because there was no evidence of forced entry.

inside job

noun

1. informal,  a crime committed with the assistance of someone associated with the victim, such as a person employed on the premises burgled

Word History and Origins

Origin of inside job¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

"Worse than that, it was an inside job," he told the Today programme, claiming there were people close to the BBC and on the board who had "systematically undermined" Davie and his team.

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There was no evidence at this stage to suggest the theft was an inside job, she added, confirming no accomplices worked at the museum.

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The prosecutor said there was no evidence of an inside job involving museum staff, adding that the suspects acted with the help of at least two other men who haven’t been caught.

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There was no evidence at this time to suggest the theft was an inside job confirming there were no accomplices who worked at the museum, she added.

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Gabriel says that his childhood was engulfed by outlandish misinformation about 9/11 being "an inside job" and the Royal Family being shape-shifting lizards.

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