under the table

under the table
under the table
1. Sl. intoxicated. •

Jed was under the table by midnight.

By 3:00 in the morning, everyone was under the table.

2. Fig. secret; clandestine. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) •

It was strictly an under-the-table deal.

The mayor made a few bucks under the table, too.

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See: UNDER THE COUNTER.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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