inside man
Example Sentences
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The operation has apparently gone fairly swimmingly for Sang-hyeon and inside man Dong-soo, who knows how to erase evidence of their baby-box “withdrawals” from the church’s security camera footage.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2022
He is the inside man, who is paid in advance for his troubles, only to blow his money on the trinket.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 24, 2017
"Male F was actually a player. An inside man, or linked to the inside man, fully familiar with the inner workings of Hatton Garden Safe Deposit".
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2016
Until Asaro’s arrest, the only man ever charged in connection with the robbery was a Lufthansa employee who functioned as the inside man.
From The Guardian • Nov. 12, 2015
The blankets must be covering what she's really transporting: documents, ration cards, maybe even a pile of money to pay off an inside man.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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