English

Adjective

hole-and-corner

1. Conducted in secret; clandestine.
   • 1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial 2007, p. 90:

     Whatever made you think in the first place that I would give up the security of my happy marriage for a hole-and-corner affair with you?

Synonyms

• cloak-and-dagger