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单词 on the quiet
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on the quiet
P2. colloquial. on the quiet: privately; in secret; cf. on the (strict) q.t. at q.t. n.3
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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
1856 Times 31 May 11/4 I had a letter on the quiet from Emma last week, and she wants me to scarper.
1881 Punch 8 Jan. 4/1 I'd just like to have a bit of chinwag with you on the quiet about the..troubles of a Cabby.
1937 P. G. Wodehouse Let. 13 Aug. in Yours, Plum (1990) i. 68 It's much better recouping Pete on the quiet like this.
1967 N. Freeling Strike Out 36 She has a good act of letting Francis rule the roost, but on the quiet I think she makes the decisions.
2005 A. Gibbons Blood Pressure 54 They sell the classics for a pound each in this remainder shop in town. I get them on the quiet. My friends don't know.
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