英语词组hole-in-the-corner是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

hole-in-the-corner

Shady and secretive, typically to hide illicit activity. Primarily heard in UK. You can be sure there's some hole-in-the-corner activities going on in that private club.

hole-in-the-corner

hole-and-corner

BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONED

If you describe an activity or an event as hole-in-the-corner or hole-and-corner, you mean that it is kept secret, usually because it is dishonest or shameful. You deserve better than a hole-in-the-corner relationship like this. His visit was a hole-and-corner affair, and treated like a guilty secret.

词组	hole-in-the-corner
释义	hole-in-the-corner Shady and secretive, typically to hide illicit activity. Primarily heard in UK. You can be sure there's some hole-in-the-corner activities going on in that private club. hole-in-the-corner or hole-and-corner BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONED If you describe an activity or an event as hole-in-the-corner or hole-and-corner, you mean that it is kept secret, usually because it is dishonest or shameful. You deserve better than a hole-in-the-corner relationship like this. His visit was a hole-and-corner affair, and treated like a guilty secret.
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