hole-and-corner Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective satellite relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life
   hole-in-corner.
   
   • a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community"- H.G.Wells
2. adjective satellite conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
   hugger-mugger; clandestine; secret; surreptitious; underground; cloak-and-dagger; hush-hush; undercover.
   
   • 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

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