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
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under the counter — 1. adverb 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). Oh, yeah, I… … Wiktionary
under-the-counter — adjective Illicit, obtained or sold furtively. The village shop seemed to be a bastion of respectability but those in the know could obtain some very questionable under the counter material. See Also: under the counter … Wiktionary
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-counter — /un deuhr dheuh kown teuhr/, adj. 1. (of merchandise) sold clandestinely. 2. illegal; unauthorized: under the counter payments. [1945 50] * * * … Universalium
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The Counter-Reformation — The Counter Reformation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Counter Reformation The subject will be considered under the following heads: I. Significance of the term II. Low ebb of Catholic fortunes III. St. Ignatius and the Jesuits,… … Catholic encyclopedia
