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

Examples of through the back door in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The duo entered the lobby through the back door at about 10:45 p.m., the warrant says. —Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024

The narrow design of the house made the most of cross-breezes flowing from the front entrance through the back door—essential during New Orleans summers before air-conditioning. —Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 19 June 2024

John Kelsch, the museum director at the time, says a man broke in through the back door and snatched the slippers. —NPR, 18 June 2024

Both individuals fled the restaurant through the back door as an officer tried to make contact with them, according to Stahl. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2024

Authorities quickly identified Moyer as a suspect after he was spotted on surveillance video exiting Whitehead’s home through the back door and then returning to his own home, which is right next door. —Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2024

The petition states that Gonzalez broke in through the back door of the house. —Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024

And through the back door were lines of trees similar to the ones out front. —Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024

The officers responded early on March 14 to Cambridge Square Apartments on Promontory Drive after a resident at the apartment complex called 911 saying a man with a knife was trying to break into their apartment through the back door. —The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024