jueves, 14 de abril de 2016

TODAY'S IDIOM: UNDER THE TABLE

"UNDER THE TABLE"



If something is done under the table, it's done secretly, usually because it's illegal or unethical. 

Example: If I do any overtime, can you pay me under the table so I won't have pay tax on it.

Por debajo del agua.

Example sentences:

  • If you make under the table payments to customs officials, you can get goods through the port without having them inspected / Si haces los pagos por debajo del agua a los oficiales de aduanas, puedes conseguir mercancía a través del puerto sin tener que inspeccionar.

  • Newspapers reported that some basketball referees have received under the table payments for influencing the score in some games / Los periódicos informaron que algunos árbitros de balonceso han recibido pagos por debajo del agua para influir en el resultado de algunos juegos.

Additional examples:

  • It was strictly an under the table deal.  

  • The mayor made a few bucks under the table, too.




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