backstage passes

Behind-the-scenes admission

Backstage passes grant access to areas behind a stage or performance venue normally restricted to performers, crew, and guests.

They're coveted items at concerts, offering proximity to artists: We scored backstage passes to meet the band.

Figuratively, a backstage pass suggests insider access to any exclusive realm: His connections gave him a backstage pass to Washington.

Opposites
insider vs. outsider status

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One excluded from group

nobody · civilian · barred from entry · public · uninvited

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G