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on the sly

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on the sly
Fig. secretly and deceptively. She was stealing little bits of money on the sly. Martin was having an affair with the maid on the sly.
See also: sly

on the sly
secretly She's been going out with him on the sly.
See also: sly


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You believe in a palace of crystal that can never be destroyed--a palace at which one will not be able to put out one's tongue or make a long nose on the sly.
And even if she does not, the Darya Frantsovnas will get wind of it, and the girl will soon be slipping out on the sly here and there.
Grand as the watch was, he sometimes looked at it on the sly on account of the old leather strap that he used in place of a chain.
 
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