do something on the sly イディオム
on the sly
take me seriously
sly as a fox
Idiom(s): (as) sly as a foxTheme: CLEVERNESS
smart and clever.
• My nephew is as sly as a fox.
• You have to he sly as a fox to outwit me.
do sth on the sly
Idiom(s): do sth on the slyTheme: DECEPTION
to do something slyly or sneakily. (Informal.)
• He was seeing Mrs. Smith on the sly.
• She was supposed to be losing weight, but she was snacking on the sly.
Get along famously
If people get along famously, they have an exceedingly good relationship.on the sly|on|sly
adv. phr. So that other people won't know; secretly. The boys smoked on the sly. Mary's mother did not approve of lipstick, but Mary used it on the sly.live dangerously
live dangerouslyTake numerous risks, be daring, as in Bill never knows if he'll have enough money to pay the next month's rent—he likes to live dangerously. This expression figured in the work of such 19th-century German writers as Nietzsche, who regarded it as an admirable course of action. Today it is often used with mildly humorous effect, as in the example. [c. 1900]
sly
slysee on the sly.
on the sly
Secretly; in a artful or artful manner. Even admitting he said he'd abdicate smoking, he still kept up the addiction on the sly. The agent had been demography bribes from lobbyists on the sly for years afore he was caught.Learn more: on, slydo article on the ˈsly
do article secretly: She didn’t assume to accept abundant appetence for dinner. I admiration if she’s been bistro chocolates on the sly? OPPOSITE: (out) in(to) the openLearn more: on, sly, something
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slough slum sly small small cog in a large wheel small frog in a big pond small hours do someone proud, to do someone wrong do someone's dirty work do someone's head in do something as if/like there's no tomorrow do something at your own pace do something at your own risk do something behind someone's back do something by a whisker do something by the book do something by the skin of your teeth do something for (someone or something) do something for all you are worth do something for luck do something for somebody/something do something from scratch do something in a big/small way do something in a vacuum do something in your own sweet time/way do something in/at one sitting do something like it's going out of style do something more in sorrow than in anger do something on sight do something on somebody's/your terms do something on spec do something on the sly do something on/along the way do something out of turn do something standing on your head do something the hard way do something to death do something until you are blue in the face do something willy-nilly do something with a vengeance do something with one hand behind your back do something without stint do something/anything about do something/be for show do stuff do tell do the business do the deed do the dirty on (someone) do the dirty on somebody do the dirty on someone do the dishes do the donkey work do the drink thing do the drug thing do the Dutch do the hard way
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