ON THE SLY

Meaning of ON THE SLY in English

secretly, illegally

Phil was selling cigarettes to his friends on the sly.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

ON THE SLY — phrasal in a manner intended to avoid notice
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ON THE SLY — adverb : surreptitiously , secretly read it, if at all, on the sly, to look for their names — A.C.Spectorsky …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON THE SLY — stealthily, in a sneaky manner
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ON THE SLY — : in a manner intended to avoid notice
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ON THE SLY — in a manner intended to avoid notice
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ON THE SLY — in a surreptitious fashion. → sly
Concise Oxford English vocab
ON THE SLY — secretly; not wanting other people to discover what you are doing : He has to visit them on the sly.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON THE SLY — {adv. phr.} So that other people won't know; secretly. * /The boys smoked on the sly./ * /Mary's mother did …
Slang English vocab
ON THE SLY — Furtively, slyly.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
ON THE SLY — IN SECRET, secretly, furtively, surreptitiously, covertly, clandestinely, on the quiet, behind someone's back. 2192; headword
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ON THE SLY — {adv. phr.} So that other people won't know; secretly. * /The boys smoked on the sly./ * /Mary's mother did …
Словарь английских идиом
ON THE SLY — secretly, illegally Phil was selling cigarettes to his friends on the sly.
English Idioms vocab
ON THE SLY — adv. phr. So that other people won't know; secretly. The boys smoked on the sly. Mary's mother did not approve …
American Idioms English vocabulary
ON THE SLY — тайком тайком
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON THE SLY — Тайком
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ON THE SLY — тайком
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ON THE SLY — тайком, втихаря, исподтишка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ON THE SLY — тайком, втихаря, исподтишка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ON THE SLY — тайком
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ON THE SLY — тайком
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ON THE SLY — тайком
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
ON THE SLY — Втихомолку
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
ON THE SLY — Втайне
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
ON THE SLY — (adv.phr.) тайно;втайне
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
ON THE SLY — тайком
English-Russian Online Dictionary
ON THE SLY — adv infml The lady was hitting the bottle on the sly — Эта дама пила втихаря He was having an affair with …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
ON THE SLY — adv infml The lady was hitting the bottle on the sly — Эта дама пила втихаря He was having an …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
ON THE SLY — sly, on the adv infml The lady was hitting the bottle on the sly Эта дама пила втихаря He was …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
ON THE SLY — The lady was hitting the bottle on the sly — Эта дама пила втихаря He was having an affair with …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
ON THE SLY — тайно; втайне; потихоньку
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
ON THE SLY — тайно; втайне; потихоньку
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
ON THE SLY — (adv.phr.) тайно;втайне
English Russian slang dictionary
ON THE SLY — тайком тайком
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLY
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLY — (v. t.) Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.
Английский словарь Webster
SLY — ( v. t. ) Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLY — — slyly, slily , adv. — slyness , n. /sluy/ , adj., slyer or slier, slyest or sliest , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLY — adjective ( sli·er or sly·er ˈslī(-ə)r ; sli·est or sly·est ˈslī-əst) Etymology: Middle English sleighe, sli, from Old Norse slœgr; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLY — adv slyly. 2. sly ·vt light or delicate; slight; thin. 3. sly ·vt artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily. 4. sly …
Webster English vocab
SLY — [sly] adj sli.er or sly.er ; sli.est or sly.est [ME sli, fr. ON sloegr; akin to OE slean to strike--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SLY — sly, Sly BrE AmE slaɪ ▷ slier, slyer ˈsla ɪ ‿ə AmE \ ˈslaɪ‿ ə r ▷ sliest, slyest ˈslaɪ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SLY — / slaɪ; NAmE / adjective 1. ( disapproving ) acting or done in a secret or dishonest way, often intending …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLY — sly /slaɪ/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: slgr ] 1 . someone who …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLY — adj. (slyer, slyest) 1 cunning; crafty; wily. 2 a (of a person) practising secrecy or stealth. b (of an action …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLY — adj. (slyer, slyest) 1 cunning; crafty; wily. 2 a (of a person) practising secrecy or stealth. b (of an action …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLY — adj. (slyer, slyest) 1. cunning; crafty; wily. 2 a (of a person) practising secrecy or stealth. b (of an action …
Oxford English vocab
SLY — 1. A sly look, expression, or remark shows that you know something that other people do not know or that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sly grin ▪ A sly grin crossed his face. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLY — [noun] [U]If you do something on the sly you do it secretly because you should not be doing it.He drives …
Cambridge English vocab
SLY — See: ON THE SLY.
Slang English vocab
SLY — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: CLEVER 4, adroit, canny, ||coony, cunning, dexterous, ingenious, ||sleighty, slim Related Words: smart; cagey; masterful …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SLY — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: clever 4, adroit, canny, ||coony, cunning, dexterous, ingenious, ||sleighty, slim Related Word: smart; cagey; masterful 2. …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLY — adj. Sly is used with these nouns: ↑ dig , ↑ grin , ↑ humour , ↑ look , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SLY — adj. 25B6; adjective she's rather sly : CUNNING, crafty, clever, wily, artful, guileful, tricky, scheming, devious, deceitful, duplicitous, dishonest, underhand, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLY — adj. 1 cunning, artful, crafty, clever, wily, guileful, underhand(ed), deceitful, treacherous, foxy, scheming, plotting, designing, conniving, furtive, shrewd, sneaky, stealthy, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SLY — See: ON THE SLY.
Словарь английских идиом
SLY — прил. 1) коварный, ловкий, хитрый; пронырливый a sly dog ≈ хитрец, ловкач Syn : guileful, insidious 2) лукавый, озорной Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLY — sly.ogg slaı a 1. хитрый, ловкий; пронырливый sly person - хитрый /ловкий, пронырливый/ человек sly bargain - ловкая сделка 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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