hole-and-corner

(British) also hole-in-the-corner (British)

hole-and-corner activities are kept secret, usually because they are dishonest (always before noun) I don't want any more hole-in-the-corner deals, from now all our business will be done in the open.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ciriaco	chee-ree-AH-ko (Italian), thee-ree-AH-ko (Spanish), see-ree-AH-ko (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Gabin	-	French
Clelia	-	Italian
Gaios	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Eloise	EL-o-eez, el-o-EEZ	English
Nilofar	-	Indian (Muslim)