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Fig. any private group of men who make decisions, usually political decisions. (See also .) The boys in the back room picked the last presidential candidate. The backroom boys have decided too many things in the past. Their day is over.

See also: back, boy, room

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Also expert performers of jazz, bluegrass, Delta blues and Cajun music, the Backroom Boys recently appeared as support for comedian Jethro and have been invited back for a further festival appearance with him this year. GO: FOLK: Clubs go for a look of the Irish by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) Mr Thomas hit a 40 score including a spare 12 on the third roll as The Spivs proved too good for the Backroom Boys whom they beat 330-281. Backroom Boys rocked by Thomas the Spiv by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) So it depends on who you believe - the boss or the backroom boys. The seven ages of shares from Blue Sky to Ailing by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			That's one for the books That's rich! that's show business That's the spirit! That's the stuff! That's the ticket! That's the way it goes That's the way the ball bounces That's the way the cookie crumbles That's too much! That's what I say that's why thaw out the [child, etc.] from hell the [first etc.] rung on the ladder the ABCs of the advantage of The age of miracles is past the air the alma mater the almighty dollar the answer to prayers the apple of eye the avant-garde the baby blues the backroom boys the balance of power the ball is in court the balloon goes up the bane of life the bare bones the battle lines are drawn the battle of the sexes the be-all and end-all the beau monde the beauty of the beginning of the end the best of both worlds the best of British the best of friends must part the best of the best the best of the lot the best thing since sliced bread the better part of the Bible Belt the big daddy the big picture the big time The bigger they are, the harder they fall The bird has flown the birds and the bees			The Axis The Axis The axis of evil The axis of evil The Azoic The Azoic The Azoic The Azores The Azores The Aztec ways The Aztec ways The Aztecs The Aztecs The Baader-Meinhof Gang the baby blues The baby dangling incident The Baby Lone Riot The Babylon Project The Babylonian Captivity The Babylonian Captivity The Bachelor The Back Door The Back Door The Back Door The Back Horn the back of mind the back of mind the back of mind the back of mind The Back Room the backroom boys The Backs The Backs The Backs The Backs The backstretch The Bad Crowd The Bad Guy The Bad Guy The Bad Lands The Badlands The Badlands The Badminton High Pants Gang The Bahá'í Association For the Arts The Bahamas The Bahamas The Bahamas Film Festival The Bakersfield Californian The Baking Company LLC the balance of power The Balance Wheel The Balearics The Balearics The Bali Golf & Country Club The Balkans The Balkans the ball is in court The ballad The ballad The Ballad of Baby Doe The ballad of the battle of maldon

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the boys in the back room (redirected from the backroom boys)

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