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under the counter

if something is bought or sold under the counter it is bought or sold secretly or in a way that is not legal. Many of his books are banned and only available under the counter.

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? References in classic literature
) 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 More results

References in classic literature

) 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

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