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idiomdo sth by/through the back doorto achieve something indirectly, secretly, or in an unusual way ◆ often used in newspapers, on television news etc:They're breaking their promises and trying to introduce new taxation by the back door.I started as a designer and got into fashion journalism by the back door.It seemed that despite all the doctors' efforts the cancer had returned through the back door.back-door: This change amounts to a back-door privatization of our hospitals.
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