through the back door
idiom
: in a secret or indirect way
He managed to get into the private club through the back door because he has a friend who works there.
accessing the computer security system through the back door
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Lola Kirke found country music through the back door of Rock ‘n Roll.
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Eva Fedderly, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Reports indicate both inmates escaped through the back door.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
On a rainy Sunday morning, a man dressed in all black entered a Virginia church through the back door as congregants were gathered for a service that was in session, according to court documents.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
In the video released by police, Lewis leaves through the back door and immediately takes off running.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
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Eva Fedderly, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Reports indicate both inmates escaped through the back door.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
On a rainy Sunday morning, a man dressed in all black entered a Virginia church through the back door as congregants were gathered for a service that was in session, according to court documents.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
In the video released by police, Lewis leaves through the back door and immediately takes off running.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for through the back door
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“Through the back door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/through%20the%20back%20door. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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