under the counter

[under the counter] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Secretly (bought or sold).

* /That book has been banned, but there is one place you can get it under the counter./

* /The liquor dealer was arrested for selling beer under the counter to teenagers./

- Also used like an adjective, with hyphens.

* /During World War II, some stores kept scarce things hidden for under-the-counter-sales to good customers./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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