cloak-and-dagger

• Bezeichnet Handlungen oder Situationen, die geheim, mysteriös oder mit Spionage verbunden sind, oft in übertrieben dramatischer Weise.

Describing activities or situations that are secret, mysterious, or involving espionage.

1. Secretive or mysteriousB2informal

   Involving or characterized by secrecy, espionage, or intrigue.

   Geheimnisvoll oder verschwörerisch

   • The spy novel was full of cloak-and-dagger operations.
   • Their cloak-and-dagger tactics made everyone suspicious.
   • The meeting had a cloak-and-dagger atmosphere, with whispered conversations and hidden documents.

   Synonymeclandestinecoverthush-hushmysterioussecretivestealthysurreptitiousundercover

   Antonymeaboveboardopenovertpublic