| 词汇 | hole-in-the-corner |
| 释义 | hole-in-the-cornerShady 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-cornerorhole-and-cornerBRITISH, OLD-FASHIONEDIf 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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