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  2. used to describe an exciting story involving secrets and mystery, often about spies, or something that makes you think of this: I'm tired of all these cloak-and-dagger (= secretive) meetings - let's discuss the issues openly. Synonyms. clandestine formal.

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      CLOAK-AND-DAGGER translate: (常指間諜、故事等)神秘離奇的,詭秘的. Learn more...

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  3. The meaning of CLOAK-AND-DAGGER is dealing in or suggestive of melodramatic intrigue and action usually involving secret agents and espionage. How to use cloak-and-dagger in a sentence.

  4. Britannica Dictionary definition of CLOAK–AND–DAGGER. : relating to or showing actions or behavior in which people or governments try to protect their important secrets or try to learn the secrets of others. a cloak-and-dagger novel. cloak-and-dagger [= undercover, secret] operations.

  5. also cloak and dagger. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A cloak-and-dagger activity is one which involves mystery and secrecy. She was released from prison in a cloak-and-dagger operation yesterday. They met in classic cloak-and-dagger style beside the lake in St James's Park. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  6. Concerned with, or characteristic of espionage or intrigue, especially in the context of drama. What's the origin of the phrase 'Cloak and dagger'? ‘Cloak and dagger’ has the same feel as the expression ‘smoke and mirrors’ in that they both conjure up images of subterfuge and deceit.

  7. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods. “ cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines”. synonyms: clandestine, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground. covert. secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed.

  8. Cloak-and-dagger definition: pertaining to, characteristic of, or dealing in espionage or intrigue, especially of a romantic or dramatic kind.. See examples of CLOAK-AND-DAGGER used in a sentence.

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