ON THE SLY

Meaning of ON THE SLY in English

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. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — {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 — secretly, illegally Phil was selling cigarettes to his friends on the sly.
English Idioms vocabulary
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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