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inside job

inside job noun: a crime or other illicit action committed by or with the assistance of someone either having a relationship with a victim or entrusted with access to the victim's affairs and premises.

Noun

inside job (plural inside jobs)

  1. (idiomatic) A crime or other illicit action committed by or with the assistance of someone either having a relationship with a victim or entrusted with access to the victim's affairs and premises.
    • ... while the police are calling it an inside job just because the old lady's nephew teaches a Bible class.1908, O. Henry, The Complete Works of O. Henry [pseud.].: The gentle grafter, page 142
    • It seems to me it must have been what the police at home call "an inside job"; because whoever it was apparently knew the combination of the safe.1921, Louis Joseph Vance, chapter 10, in Alias The Lone Wolf
    Antonyms:
    outside job

inside job meaning in Arabic

inside job in Arabic

Translations
سوء استغلال الوظيفَة

Antonyms of inside job

Forms of inside job

pluralinside jobs

Origin of inside job

First attested in 1908. See cite below.

Questions about inside job

What does inside job mean?
Inside job means a crime or other illicit action committed by or with the assistance of someone either having a relationship with a victim or entrusted with access to the victim's affairs and premises.
What is inside job in Arabic?
Inside job in Arabic is سوء استغلال الوظيفَة. See Inside job meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is inside job?
Inside job is a noun.
What is the plural of inside job?
The plural of inside job is inside jobs.

Words near inside job in the dictionary

  1. inside edges
  2. inside edging
  3. inside forward
  4. inside forwards
  5. inside information
  6. inside job
  7. inside jobs
  8. inside joke
  9. inside jokes
  10. inside lag
  11. inside lags

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