on the quiet
informalDefinition
› secretly: His wife found out he'd been seeing someone on the quiet.Secrecy and privacy
(Definition of on the quiet from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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on the loose idiom
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on the nod idiom
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on the nose idiom
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on the one hand ... on the other hand idiom
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on the part of sb/on sb's part idiom
- on the quiet idiom
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on the rebound idiom
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on the record idiom
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on the right/wrong side of 40, 50, etc. idiom
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on the right/wrong side of the law idiom
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on the rocks idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- anonymity noun
- anonymous adjective
- backroom noun
- backstage adjective, adverb
- be none of sb's business idiom
- covert adjective
- covertly adverb
- coy adjective (SECRET)
- crypto- prefix
- dead men tell no tales idiom
- mum adjective
- my lips are sealed idiom
- off the record idiom
- off-message adverb, adjective
- official secret noun
- trade secret noun
- ulterior adjective
- under the table idiom
- under wraps idiom
- undisclosed adjective
Topic:
Secrecy and privacy
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