"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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