ALL meanings of hole-and-corner
hole-and-cor·ner
H h - adjective hole-and-corner secretive; clandestine; furtive: The political situation was full of hole-and-corner intrigue. 1
- adjective hole-and-corner trivial and colorless: She was living a hole-and-corner existence of daily drudgery. 1
- adjective hole-and-corner Conducted in secret; clandestine. 0
- adjective hole-and-corner furtive or secretive 0
- adjective hole-and-corner unimportant, humdrum, etc. 0
- adjective hole-and-corner kept secret, esp. to avoid blame or punishment 0