under-the-table

Definition of Under-the-table in English :

1. behind-the-scenes, sub-rosa, under-the-table

designed and carried out secretly or confidentially

Example Sentences:
'a sub-rosa report'
'has their under-the-table backing'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Under-the-table

a. (under-the-table when prenominal)

(esp of the sale of goods) clandestine, surreptitious, or illegal; not in an open manner

b. slang

drunk

adjective

(prenominal) table (sense 18a)

1.

covertly, as a bribe

2.

drunk to the point of unconsciousness

adv. & adj.

Not straightforward; secret or underhand.