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Definition of
back door noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
back door
noun
noun
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the door at the back or side of a building
Idioms
by/through the back door
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in an unfair or indirect way
His friends helped him get a job in the company through the back door.
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back door
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back door
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