hole-and-corner meaning and definition

HOLE-AND-CORNER adjective

Definition of hole-and-corner (adjective)

1. relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life
   • "a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community"- H.G.Wells
   • synonyms: hole-in-corner
2. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
   • "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
   • synonyms: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground