| 词组 | by the back door |
| 释义 | Idiom by the back doorby/through the back door not in a direct, official, or honest way.He accused the government of privatizing the health service through the back door. by the back doorBy deceptive, corrupt, or indirect methods. This major change came by the back door, so we definitely need to fight the school board on it. by the back doororthrough the back doormainly BRITISHCOMMON If someone gets or does something by the back door or through the back door, they do it secretly, in a way that is not open and honest. They accuse the minister of trying to re-introduce selective education by the back door. They were going against the procedures that we had at the bank and were doing things through the back door. Note: Back-door can be used before a noun. They want to use civilian patrols as a back-door method of policing on the cheap. by the back doorusing indirect or dishonest means to achieve an objective.by/through the back ˈdoorin an indirect or unofficial way: She has powerful friends, so she got into the diplomatic service by the back door. |
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