裏をかく
1
to outwit;to outsmart;to counterplot;to defeat
See also:
裏かく (うらかく)
泥棒は警官の裏をかいて盗品を持って逃げた。
The thief outwitted the police and got away with his loot.
2
to pierce something all the way through
Other forms
裏を掻く 【うらをかく】