outside job
English edit
Etymology edit
outside + job, by analogy with inside job.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (US): (file)
Noun edit
outside job (plural outside jobs)
- (idiomatic, criminology, humorous, sarcastic) A crime or other illicit action committed by an individual not connected or associated with the premises or organization in which it took place.
- The resource officer suspected the rape incident at our high school coffee shop was an outside job.
- Antonym: inside job