Idioms

a hidden agenda

This page is about the idiom a hidden agenda

Meaning

If someone has a hidden agenda, they have a secret plan or motive for doing something.

For example

  • Some people claim that the U.S. had a hidden agenda in Iraq, and that it had something to do with oil.

  • Lydia says that the girl's hidden agenda is to make Don fall in love and marry her so that she can get his money.

Quick Quiz

If someone has a hidden agenda, they have

a. a secret plan or motive

b. feelings they don't share

c. a secret bank account
a) a secret plan or motive b) feelings they don't share c) a secret bank account

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