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

Examples of through the back door in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Officers entered the home through the back door and found two homicide victims, Leonard Ragan, 73, and Jackie Ragan, 72 in the living room, police said. —Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Dec. 2025

Responding officers entered through the back door and found two homicide victims in the living room, Leonard Ragan, 73, and Jackie Ragan, 72, the report states. —Bo Evans, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025

According to a GoFundMe page that was set up for Lopez, the burglars left through the back door gate, allowing Rocky to escape. —Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025

Downstairs, the man who was watching her earlier is trying to get into her house through the back door. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025

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