through the back door

idiom

: in a secret or indirect way

He managed to get into the private club through the back door because he has a friend who works there.

accessing the computer security system through the back door

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The owner told local station WCCB that the teens allegedly broke in through the back door before hiding behind the bar to steal the liquor. —

Liza Esquibias, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024 The heartless crooks broke in through the back door of Watt Samakki Buddhist Temple on Rugby Road near Caton Ave. —

Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2024 Usually her parents locked the front door and visitors would enter through the back door, which has a bell attached. —

Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2024 But the prosecution argued that sometime after 1 a.m., Tarr tried to enter through the back door of Smith's house. —

Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for through the back door

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