BACK DOOR Definition & Meaning

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back door

noun

a door at the rear or side of a building
1. a means of entry to a job, position, etc, that is secret, underhand, or obtained through influence
2. ( as modifier )
  a backdoor way of making firms pay more

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Idioms and Phrases

An entry at the rear of a building, as in Deliveries are supposed to be made at the back door only . [First half of 1500s]

A clandestine, unauthorized, or illegal way of operating. For example, Salesmen are constantly trying to push their products by offering special gifts through the back door . This term alludes to the fact that the back door cannot be seen from the front. [Late 1500s]

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"People were constantly yelling and following him. We had to find ways to get him through the back door of the club," Rio Open tournament director Lui Carvalho told BBC Sport.

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The chaparral began 40 feet from my back door.

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Pensioner Daphne Wood said she liked to keep her back door open when cooking, but bees came into the kitchen.

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The government is keenly aware that some will see it as freedom of movement by the back door.

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Badenoch described the possible scheme as "free movement through the back door" while Reform's deputy leader Richard Tice said earlier this week that such a scheme would be "the thin end" of EU free movement.

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