| 单词 | on the qt |
| 释义 | > as lemmason the (strict) q.t. Quiet. Chiefly in on the (strict) q.t.: on the quiet, in secret, in confidence. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [adverb] privement?c1225 privilya1250 asidesc1384 out of commonaltya1400 privatelyc1425 privatec1443 asidec1460 in private1469 under the rose1546 closely1552 on private1582 in particular1585 retiredly1599 sotto voce1819 in camera1826 on the quiet1856 on the (strict) q.t.1885 1885 G. Moore Mummer's Wife ix. 126 It will be possible to have one spree on the strict q.t. 1891 H. J. Sayers Ta-ra-ra-boom-der-é 4 Fond of fun as I can be, When it's on the strict Q.T. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvi. [Eumaeus] 582 Sailing under false colours after having boxed the compass on the strict q.t. somewhere. 1932 P. Hamilton Siege of Pleasure ii. 94 in Twenty Thousand Streets under Sky (1935) He might be a quiet little chap to look at, but he'd thought things out on the q.t. He'd got his own philosophy. 1952 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 10 Dec. 16 a On the Q.T., girls, you'd better get our booklet, ‘How to Pick a Mate’, and find just how to land your man. 1972 New Yorker 17 June 24/1 (caption) This is strictly on the q.t., Senator. 2003 I. Rankin Question of Blood (2004) vi. 118 ‘Just a quick recce, Ray. It could be something or nothing.’ ‘But on the q.t., am I right?’ ‘Right.’ < as lemmas |
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