cloak-and-dagger
adjective /ˌkləʊk ən ˈdæɡə(r)/
/ˌkləʊk ən ˈdæɡər/
[only before noun]- cloak-and-dagger activities are secret and mysterious, sometimes in a way that people think is unnecessary or silly
- Why can’t we be open about it? Do we really need all this cloak-and-dagger stuff?