on the sly

English

(idiomatic) Slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily.
Synonyms: clandestinely, furtively, on the down-low, on the quiet, on the Q.T.
- 1857, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 16, in The Virginians:
  This diversion was enjoyed on the sly, and unknown to the ladies of the house.

slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily

Azerbaijani: əlaltından, əlaltı
Chinese:
Mandarin: 偷偷 (zh) (tōutōu), 悄悄 (zh) (qiāoqiāo)
Dutch: in het geheim
Finnish: vaivihkaa (fi), salaa (fi)
French: en douce (fr), à la dérobée (fr), en cachette (fr), à la sauvette (fr)
Galician: ás agachadas
German: heimlich (de)
Hungarian: titokban (hu), lopva (hu), alattomban (hu), suttyomban (hu)
Polish: ukradkiem (pl)
Russian: втихаря́ (ru) (vtixarjá), исподтишка́ (ru) (ispodtišká), тайко́м (ru) (tajkóm), укра́дкой (ru) (ukrádkoj), потихо́ньку (ru) (potixónʹku), тихо́нько (ru) (tixónʹko)
Spanish: de extranjis
Swedish: i smyg (sv)

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