- under the counter
- ► under the counter (or table) (with reference to goods bought or sold) surreptitiously and illegally.Main Entry: ↑counter
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under the counter — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Secretly (bought or sold). * /That book has been banned, but there is one place you can get it under the counter./ * /The liquor dealer was arrested for selling beer under the counter to teenagers./ Also used like an… … Dictionary of American idioms
under the counter — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Secretly (bought or sold). * /That book has been banned, but there is one place you can get it under the counter./ * /The liquor dealer was arrested for selling beer under the counter to teenagers./ Also used like an… … Dictionary of American idioms
under-the-counter — adjective Etymology: from the hiding of illicit wares under the counter of stores where they are sold Date: 1926 surreptitious and usually irregular or illicit < under the counter liquor sales > … New Collegiate Dictionary
under the counter — phrasal by surreptitious means ; in an illicit and private manner < workers being paid under the counter > … New Collegiate Dictionary
under the table — See: UNDER THE COUNTER … Dictionary of American idioms
under the table — See: UNDER THE COUNTER … Dictionary of American idioms
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counter — See: UNDER THE COUNTER … Dictionary of American idioms
counter — See: UNDER THE COUNTER … Dictionary of American idioms
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