to take indirect or unofficial route to get something done
to be dishonest in order to do something which is either of meaning or value
could literally refer to a back door of a building
The agency was given to him because he slid into the contract through the back door.
She thinks that as long as the purpose is true, using the back-door to achieve it is absolutely fine.
My mother would never use the backdoor because she would always prefer to be upfront and straightforward about everything.
Some people might find the back-door more useful than going through all the bureaucratic procedures of a government office.
A company can use backdoor listing if they are not able to go public by themselves. Although this method of getting public funds do not guarantee success.
I can through the back door because you did not answer the front door.
There is no origin for this idiom
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