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inside_job

inside job

English

Noun

inside job (plural inside jobs)

  1. (idiomatic) A crime or other illicit action committed by or with the help of someone either employed by the victim or entrusted with access to the victim's affairs and premises.
    • 1921, Louis Joseph Vance, Alias The Lone Wolf, ch. 10,
      It seems to me it must have been what the police at home call "an inside job"; because whoever it was apparently knew the combination of the safe.
Translations

Polish

Etymology

English inside job

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌinsajd ˈd͡ʐɔp/
  • Hyphenation: in‧si‧de‧job

Noun

inside job m inan

  1. (chiefly in conspiracy theories) inside job

Declension

Synonyms

  • robota wewnętrzna