a hidden agenda

hidden agenda

A secret goal or an ulterior motive. I didn't trust Julie when she started being really nice to me out of the blue. It felt like she had a hidden agenda. I'm starting to wonder if the boss has a hidden agenda because he promised me the job but now he won't return my calls.

a hidden agenda

COMMON If someone has a hidden agenda, they are secretly trying to achieve something while they appear to be doing something else. The unions fear these tactics are part of a hidden agenda to reduce pay and conditions throughout the company. The hidden agenda of the Government's prison privatisation policy seems to have been exposed. Note: An agenda is a list of things that need to be dealt with, for example at a meeting.

a hidden agenda

a person's real but concealed aims and intentions.

1993 New Scientist I hear that the physics community is fearful the government has a hidden agenda and intends eventually to close the Daresbury Laboratory.

词组	a hidden agenda
释义	a hidden agenda hidden agenda A secret goal or an ulterior motive. I didn't trust Julie when she started being really nice to me out of the blue. It felt like she had a hidden agenda. I'm starting to wonder if the boss has a hidden agenda because he promised me the job but now he won't return my calls. See also: agenda, hidden Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a hidden agenda COMMON If someone has a hidden agenda, they are secretly trying to achieve something while they appear to be doing something else. The unions fear these tactics are part of a hidden agenda to reduce pay and conditions throughout the company. The hidden agenda of the Government's prison privatisation policy seems to have been exposed. Note: An agenda is a list of things that need to be dealt with, for example at a meeting. See also: agenda, hidden Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. a hidden agenda a person's real but concealed aims and intentions. 1993 New Scientist I hear that the physics community is fearful the government has a hidden agenda and intends eventually to close the Daresbury Laboratory. See also: agenda, hidden Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: (one's) game appear to a change of heart a mystery to (one) a plain Jane (lone) voice in the wilderness a voice in the wilderness be in low spirits a fish out of water a turn of phrase References in periodicals archive The reality of a hidden agenda is so constant that only the most naive can assume a life without it. Hidden Agenda ANKARA, October 11, 2011(TUR) - Turkey's prime minister said on Tuesday that Turkey was not a country that had a hidden agenda on its region. Turkey-regional developments -Turkish premier says Turkey not a country with hidden regional agenda Paul Reuter, Unite national officer, said: "It is becoming evident that Royal Mail has a hidden agenda." 'Royal Mail axe 1,200 to hit targets' JOB CUTS However, it seems the tolerance and welcoming are rather selective, perhaps because of a hidden agenda. From Father Paul K. Murphy re "foreign undesirables" If there is a hidden agenda, then it will not be fulfilled. Meditations on monogamy Another novel research twist, launched by Joli Kelleher at Texas, consists of examining whether individuals who have a hidden agenda in dealing with another person receive an empathic lift. Catching mind readers in the act; researchers get a feel for empathy's ups and downs
随便看	be kept in the dark (about something) be kept in the loop be kept on a short leash be kept on a tight leash be kicked to the curb be kicked upstairs be knee-deep in be knee-high to a grasshopper be knocked down a notch (or two) be knocked down a peg (or two) be knocked out cold be knocked out of the box be knocked sideways be knocking on heaven's door be knocking on the door belabor the point be laid to rest be larger than life be laughed out of court be laughing be laughing all the way to the bank be laughing (one's) head off be laughing on the other side of (one's) face be laughing on the other side of your face be laughing out of the other side of (one's) mouth