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smoke-filled room

Idiom Politics

Meaning

a place where powerful people make decisions secretly

Example Sentences

"The new policy was decided in a smoke-filled room by senior officials."

Related Expressions

by the skin of your teeth

to just barely manage to do something

hit the brakes

to slow down or stop something

come to terms

to reach an agreement after discussion or conflict

blow someone's mind

to amaze or astonish someone

on the right side of the law

acting legally; not breaking any laws

born in the purple

born into a wealthy or royal family