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UNDER THE TABLE/COUNTER

secretly or illegally
UNDER THE TABLE/COUNTER
1. It is illegal for storekeepers to sell cigarettes or liquor to children, but some will sell them to children under the counter.
2. As a private investigator, I sometimes have to slip someone some money under the table in order to get information.


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