cloak-and-dagger
adjective/ˌkləʊk ən ˈdæɡə(r)/
/ˌkləʊk ən ˈdæɡər/
[only before noun]- cloak-and-dagger activities are secret and mysterious, sometimes in a way that people think is unnecessary or silly
- Why can’t we be open about it? Do we really need all this cloak-and-dagger stuff?
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