cloak-and-dagger

• Qui relève d'activités secrètes, mystérieuses ou liées à l'espionnage, souvent avec une connotation de complot ou d'intrigue.

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

1. Secretive or mysteriousB2informal

   Involving or characterized by secrecy, espionage, or intrigue.

   de roman d'espionnage

   • 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.

   Synonymesclandestinecoverthush-hushmysterioussecretivestealthysurreptitiousundercover

   Antonymesaboveboardopenovertpublic