under the counter

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English - Turkish
(deyim) el altinda
gizlice
el altından
(deyim) saman altından
English - English
In an underhand way, sneakily. Unofficially
Illicitly, against regulations, of goods kept under the serving counter in a shop to be unobtrusively passed to a customer who knows they are available for surreptitious sale (e.g. pornographic magazines in a newsagent)

When Prohibition became the law, they produced the stuff in greater quantity and sold it under the counter to anybody who wanted it.

under the table, in an illegal manner; against the law
done or sold illicitly and secretly
under-the-counter goods are bought or sold secretly, especially because they are illegal
under the counter

    Hyphenation

    un·der the count·er

    Turkish pronunciation

    ʌndır dhi kauntır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈəndər ᴛʜē ˈkountər/ /ˈʌndɜr ðiː ˈkaʊntɜr/

    Etymology

    () under + the + (retail sales) counter
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