inside job
A crime or other illicit action committed by or with the assistance of someone either…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.
» The police think it was an inside job.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
some transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim
Examples
11 sentencesThe police think it was an inside job.
The theft must've been an inside job.
ruКражу, должно быть, совершил кто-то из своих. — sharptoothed
It has to be an inside job.
I think that that was an inside job.
It's an inside job.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
First attested in 1908. See cite below.First attested in 1908. See cite below.
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Forms
plural: inside jobs| Singular | inside job |
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regular