- under-the-table
- American
under the table - money that is paid under the table is paid secretly, usually because it is illegal.
There have been allegations of under-the-table payments to football players.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
under-the-table
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under the table — See: UNDER THE COUNTER … Dictionary of American idioms
under the table — See: UNDER THE COUNTER … Dictionary of American idioms
under the table — Bribes or illegal payments are often described as money under the table … The small dictionary of idiomes
under the table — adverb 1. : into a stupor drink a man under the table five minutes serious thought about the eruption of eternity into time puts me under the table Stuart Chase 2. : under the counter : secretly buy your liquor under the table J.H.Allen … Useful english dictionary
under the table — 1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ Jed was under the table by midnight. □ By 3:00 in the morning, everyone was under the table. 2. mod. secret; clandestine. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) □ It was strictly an under the table deal … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
under-the-table — adjective designed and carried out secretly or confidentially a sub rosa report has their under the table backing • Syn: ↑sub rosa, ↑behind the scenes • Similar to: ↑covert * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ … Useful english dictionary
under the table — 1. very drunk You are supposed to end up there after dropping senseless from your chair. Now used figuratively: I ll drink you under the table, Max. Be warned. (Deighton, 1981 he was suggesting that Max would become drunk first) See… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
under the table — phrasal 1. into a stupor < can drink you under the table > 2. in a covert manner < took money under the table > … New Collegiate Dictionary
under the table — American & Australian money that is paid under the table is paid secretly, usually because it is illegal. A lot of these people work 80 hour weeks with all or half of their salaries paid under the table … New idioms dictionary
under the table — in secret and usually illegal He paid some money under the table in order to get his product exported into the country. Syn.: under the counter … Idioms and examples
