cloak and dagger
/ˌkloʊk ən ˈdæɡər/
adjective
- Involving or characteristic of secret operations, espionage, or intrigue.
- He loved the cloak-and-dagger world of intelligence work.
- Their meeting had a cloak-and-dagger atmosphere, with whispered conversations and coded messages.
- The novel is a thrilling cloak-and-dagger story about spies in World War II.
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