backroom boy

He says much of his success is down to the backroom boys.

But because no one would volunteer, we had to use backroom boys.

"I was called one of the backroom boys," he said.

I think you'd better be a financial adviser - one of the bank's backroom boys.

They were the backroom boys who tested the planes which helped win the battle of Britain.

And if it happened a few times more, we should soon be giving the backroom boys full priorities.'

The backroom boys always felt squeamish when they heard the results of their tinkering.

'We could turn the backroom boys on to it.

There were more than twenty Others there, including field operatives and us backroom boys.

The Sky backroom boys have been poring over the route during the last two months and found no hidden demons.

Ritchie was a brilliant backroom boy, and I agree wit the praise listed above.

Poor eyesight had prevented Thomas from qualifying as a pilot; but he was not content to be a backroom boy.

As Chief Whip, he explains, he is just a backroom boy, keeping the party members in line, making them jump.

Others were all backroom boys.

Get your backroom boys to 'ave a look."

Cabinet ministers, bankers, power brokers, backroom boys.

Anyway, Bowden and his backroom boys have "em all pinned to an inch.

He wasn't a performer in those days but was one of the backroom boys who some of you might remember seeing in the studio shot.

The Socialist Party's eternal backroom boy, doing all the essential, worthy jobs, but keeping resolutely out of the spotlight.

You're the toast of the IMP backroom boys, and now I can see why!'

When she had gone, Tarrant said softly, "My backroom boys have been through the contents of those two wrist-bags.

He was one of Mayawati's most trusted "backroom boys", and a senior member of the UP cabinet.

He's not standing this time and has been replaced by one of the Liberal Democrats' top backroom boys Sir William Goodhart.

Francis Spufford's Backroom Boys surveys post-war British scientific achievement.

Reg was already a well respected backroom boy and came to the club from highflying Walborough Solid Fuel Albion.