B2idiompoliticsIELTS-friendly
a hidden agenda
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a secret reason or plan behind what someone says or does
Negative: suggests someone is not honest. Common in politics and office talk.
In context
Some residents think the new road plan has a hidden agenda.
I'm just offering help; there's no hidden agenda.
More idioms about politics
- a double standarda rule applied more strictly to one group than to another
- a grey areaa situation where the rules are unclear, so nobody is sure what is allowed
- a hot potatoa difficult issue that people disagree about and nobody wants to deal with
- a lame ducka politician or government with little real power, often near the end of a term in office
- a landslide victorya win in an election by a very large number of votes