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
Esau	EE-saw (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Dorka	-	Hungarian
SÍLe	SHEE-la	Irish
Suvi	SOO-vee	Finnish
GÉRaud	zhe-RO	French
Anslyn	['ænslin]