by/through the back door

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Definition of by/through the back door words

phrase by/through the back door If you say that someone gets or does something by the back door or through the back door, you are criticizing them for doing it secretly and unofficially. 3

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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