- under-the-counter
- .under-the-'counteradj informalunder-the-counter goods are bought or sold secretly, especially because they are illegal
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
under-the-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
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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
