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hole-and-cor⋅ner
/
ˈhoʊl
ənˈkɔr
nər
/
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hohl
-
uh
n-
kawr
-ner
]
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–adjective
1.
secretive; clandestine; furtive:
The political situation was full of hole-and-corner intrigue.
2.
trivial and colorless:
She was living a hole-and-corner existence of daily drudgery.
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hole-in-cor⋅ner
/
ˈhoʊl
ɪnˈkɔr
nər
/
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[
hohl
-in-
kawr
-ner
]
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.
Origin:
1825–35
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[hohl-uh
n-kawr-ner] 
[hohl-in-kawr-ner] .