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
Anastasija	-	Macedonian, Serbian
Sharyl	SHER-əl	English
Doreen	DAWR-een	English
İLdar	-	Tatar
Agnes	AG-nəs (English), AHK-nes (German), AHKH-nəs (Dutch), AHNG-nes (Swedish)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Marlee	-	English (Modern)