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    on the sly

    US /ɑn ðə slaɪ/

    ・

    UK /ɒn ðə slaɪ/

    B1
    idm.Doing something secretly or stealthily.
    They met on the sly to avoid attracting attention.

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    Part 2 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Audiobook by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Adventures 03-04)

    47:34Part 2 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Audiobook by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Adventures 03-04)
    • but I didn't want to do anything on the sly, so I wrote to father at Bordeaux, where the company has its French offices,

      but I didn't want to do anything on the sly, so I wrote to father at Bordeaux, where the company has its French offices,

    • than me; but I didn't want to do anything on the sly, so I wrote to father at

      than me; but I didn't want to do anything on the sly, so I wrote to father at

    B1

    A bedtime story for children by Luba Brezhnev

    29:58A bedtime story for children by Luba Brezhnev
    • I ate my cookies on the sly, so other kids wouldn't see and ask me for some. When my

      I ate my cookies on the sly, so other kids wouldn't see and ask me for some. When my

    • I ate my cookies on the sly so other kids wouldn't see and ask me for some.

      I ate my cookies on the sly so other kids wouldn't see and ask me for some.

    B1

    12 Early Signs A Relationship Won't Last

    07:4812 Early Signs A Relationship Won't Last
    • This can look like many things, including checking their phone on the sly or frequently calling their friends to check on them.

      This can look like many things, including checking their phone on the sly or frequently calling their friends to check on them.

    • This can look like many things, including checking their phone on the sly or frequently calling their friends to check on them.

      This can look like many things, including checking their phone on the sly or frequently calling their friends to check on them.

    B1

    Part 7 - A Tale of Two Cities Audiobook by Charles Dickens (Book 03, Chs 08-11) !

    49:54Part 7 - A Tale of Two Cities Audiobook by Charles Dickens (Book 03, Chs 08-11) !
    • and a cocking their medical eyes at that tradesman on the sly, a going in and going out their own carriages ha ha equally like smoke, if not more

      and a cocking their medical eyes at that tradesman on the sly, a going in and going out their own carriages ha ha equally like smoke, if not more

    • at that tradesman on the sly, a going in and going out to their own carriages--ah!

      at that tradesman on the sly, a going in and going out to their own carriages--ah!

    B1