inside job

noun

1. a crime committed by or in collusion with a person or persons closely associated with the victim:

   The robbery seemed an inside job, because there was no evidence of forced entry.

inside job

noun

1. informal.
   a crime committed with the assistance of someone associated with the victim, such as a person employed on the premises burgled

Word History and Origins

Origin of inside job¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

But privately, it is listening to other theories, including those about an inside job.

From The Daily Beast

Gravel has stated that the attack on the World Trade Center was likely “an inside job.”

From The Daily Beast

Dr. Mujahid Kamran, with a Ph.D in Physics, claimed that 9/11 was an inside job and Al-Qaeda was a CIA asset.

From The Daily Beast

You might remember Hubbard from the beating he took in the Oscar-winning documentary Inside Job.

From The Daily Beast

Documentary lovers may recall Hubbard from his cameo in the 2010 film Inside Job.

From The Daily Beast

The more I have thought about it, the more inclined I am to believe that Sturtevant is right and that it is an inside job.

From Project Gutenberg

“Inside job,” observed Scofield, briefly, his eyes on his work.

From Project Gutenberg

He intimated that just so I stopped short of committing suicide as an inside job all would be fine and dandy.

From Project Gutenberg

No use, the operative interrupted; this was no inside job, Chief.

From Project Gutenberg

From surface indications the loss had the appearance of a theft—an "inside job."

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