under the counter

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under the counter

Fig. [bought or sold] in secret or illegally. (Compare this to over the counter.) The drugstore owner was arrested for selling liquor under the counter. The clerk sold dirty books under the counter.

See also: counter

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) The poor fellows had enough to do, and did their best, to reply to the demands of the customers in the absence of their master, leaving off drawing a stitch to knit a sentence; and when wounded pride, or disappointed expectation, brought down upon them too cutting a rebuke, he who was attacked made a dive and disappeared under the counter. The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context He admitted that the staff was small; but as for himself, he had a loaded revolver under his pillow all night, under the counter all day, and he was only waiting for his chance. The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context Half way through, a little child-sister of one of the other women employed trotted into the office, and popped under the counter to go and speak to her relative. Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context			Uncle Sam under a cloud under a microscope under a spell under arrest under attack under belt under breath under certain circumstances under construction under control under false pretences under fire under heel under lock and key under no circumstances under normal circumstances under nose under oath under own steam under pressure under scrutiny under the aegis of under the banner of under the circumstances under the counter under the gun under the influence under the knife under the skin under the sun under the table under the weather under the wing of under the wire under thumb under way under wing under wraps understand undertake to do Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown unexpected always happens unfamiliar territory unfold into unify into Union is strength unite unite against unite for unite in			under shelter Under six Under Skirt Area Under Slung Load under someone's care under spell under spell under spell under spell Under Study under surveillance Under Tank Heat under that under the aegis of under the auspices of Under the Background Influence under the banner of Under the Banner of Heaven Under the belt Under the Boardwalk Under the breath Under the Bridge Under the Burning Suns Under the Cabinet Under the Cherry Moon under the circumstances under the circumstances under the circumstances under the control of under the counter Under the Covers Dog Under the Direct Influence Under the Feast Hall Table Under the Glass Moon Under the Greenwood Tree under the gun under the gun under the gun under the gun under the gun under the gun under the hammer under the hammer under the hammer under the hammer Under the hand of Under the harrow under the hatches under the hatches under the hatches under the hatches under the hood Under the Horizon Under the Impression under the influence under the influence under the influence under the influence under the influence under the influence

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