smuggle past
Slip by undetected
To smuggle past is to move something or someone secretly beyond a checkpoint, guard, or barrier without detection: She smuggled the candy past her mother into the movie theater.
The phrase emphasizes the obstacle being evaded rather than the destination.
It can extend to abstract contexts: He tried to smuggle the controversial clause past the committee.
- sneak inEnter without being noticed
- get throughComplete despite difficulty
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- moonshineIllegally distilled spirits
- slip byPass without being noticed
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