by the back door

by/through the back door

not in a direct, official, or honest way He accused the government of privatizing the health service through the back door.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Renata	re-NAH-tah (Italian, Spanish, German, Polish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Slovene, Late Roman
Elmo
Sanya (2)	-	Russian
Xerxes	ZURK-seez (English)	History
Egbert	EG-bərt (English), EKH-bərt (Dutch)	English, Dutch
Leander	lee-AN-dər (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)