| 单词 | under-the-counter |
| 释义 | under-the-counter[ uhn-der-thuh-koun-ter ] / ˈʌn dər ðəˈkaʊn tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR under-the-counter ON THESAURUS.COM adjective(of merchandise) sold clandestinely. illegal; unauthorized: under-the-counter payments. Origin of under-the-counterFirst recorded in 1945–50 Words nearby under-the-counterundertaker, undertaking, undertenant, under the aegis of, under the circumstances, under-the-counter, under the gun, under the hammer, under the impression, under the influence, under the knife Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for under-the-counter
Idioms and Phrases with under-the-counterunder the counter Secretly, surreptitiously, as in I'm sure they're selling liquor to minors under the counter. This expression most often alludes to an illegal transaction, the counter being the flat-surfaced furnishing or table over which legal business is conducted. It was first recorded in 1926. Also see under the table. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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