| 单词 | on the sly |
| 例句 | “I’m supposed to put the milk out on the sly.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Now that I was seeing the Commander on the sly, if only to play his games and listen to him talk, our functions were no longer as separate as they should have been in theory. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, since she never mentioned it, and also because she seemed quieter and rounder lately, he decided she was seeing some man on the sly. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z This may explain the herbal tea: some younger, more vegetarian influence, in the studio, on the sly. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He worked on the sly, off the books, so to speak, for the glass company on Lipowa Street. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Others of us thought one of the boys on the football team was putting the wood to her on the sly, and Forrest Evers wasn’t the only one trying to take credit for it. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z If we had one, I could befriend an actor or two, and get them to keep training me on the sly. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He spent his time reading Jaime’s books, which Blanca brought him on the sly, and listening to the street sounds and to the whisper of the radio, which he kept at the lowest volume. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I did this too, on the sly, until Mama asked me why my socks were always inside out, and why I was wearing nothing underneath my dress. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z So my plan was to sneak into the Keys on the sly and see what I might do behind the scenes. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Do my thoughts trade places like letters, on the sly? Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Somebody is thinking about you. 1 know you been horsing around on the sly, especially when 1 flew East in April to bury Grandpa.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And, there’s no way to measure who is getting haircuts on the sly, or in a location that isn’t officially classed as a salon. Hair Salons Reopen, and Americans Rush Back 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Undaunted, Blue runs scams on the sly even as she works toward her undergraduate degree, confident that course work in game theory will help her achieve bigger and better scores. Theater Review: ‘Fast Company,’ Carla Ching’s Tale of Grift 2014-03-25T22:06:16Z This third installment in the Defenders series propels Luke a few months into the future, where he’s rebuilding his life on the sly by sweeping up at a Harlem barbershop and reading The New Yorker. ‘Marvel’s Luke Cage’ Sweeps From Barbershop to Neighborhood Battle 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z TikTok’s vignettes are a far more forgiving and creative playing field — a place for self-exploration, comedy, and learning on the sly. ‘WAP’ Is Good, Raunchy Fun. On TikTok, It’s at Home. 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z As he used to joke at gigs, The Man in the Iron Mask was the song that his fiercest, angriest, Trotskyist critics would ask him to play, on the sly. My favourite album: Life's a Riot With Spy Vs Spy by Billy Bragg 2011-08-24T14:13:00Z The key is what he does on the sly: the way his subtle shifts of focus within a shot don’t just change the emphasis of the scene, but mirror quirks of consciousness. Review: ‘Marjorie Prime’ and Jon Hamm: Ceaselessly Into the Past 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Tengo gets involved in an agreement to rewrite on the sly an imperfect novel about a community of little people entered by a teenager for a literary prize. Haruki Murakami's 1Q84 due out in English in October 2011-01-31T13:30:54Z Or Barrette Lewis, the celebrated ballerina who was seeing him on the sly? Theater Review: In the Musical ‘Murder for Two,’ One Man Is Many Suspects 2013-07-26T02:00:01Z Into which, on the sly, Uncle Allan stirred the better part of a fifth of vodka. Looking for Uncle Allan: A queer odyssey 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z Electronic readers that are affordable and widely available have been a game changer, allowing readers the chance to enjoy something saucy on the sly. Why we're putting the 'missing' sex scenes back into Charlotte Brontë 2012-07-17T14:30:04Z Sometimes people nod off at gaming machines, allowing men like Nattrour to withdraw cash vouchers on the sly. Homeless below the Las Vegas Strip: where city's vices exist in the shadows 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z To give Sam a child but avoid the risk of passing along mental illness, she enlists her friend Ned Darrell to get her pregnant on the sly. Review: 1 Actor, in 8 Roles, Wrestles Nuance From Eugene O’Neill’s ‘Strange Interlude’ 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z They visit each other on the sly, but when Francis and Uncle Charles find out they threaten to confine Verity to the house until she renounces the fellow. 'Poldark' Episode 2 Recap: Triumph v. Torment 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z My specific beef, the doubt I am struggling with, regards my peers: middle-class suburban white women who have the means and education to access reproductive care easily, and do so on the sly. The white, conservative Southern women who asked me to keep their abortions secret 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Yet “Kings,” on the sly, is awfully funny. Review | Politics and religion are juicy topics in two 90-minute comedies on D.C. stages 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z It was five years ago that Erynn and Will Hassinger were introduced on the sly at a friend’s Cinco de Mayo party. Real Life Redo: Den Do-Over 2010-11-19T16:21:00Z So was that on the sly, or did everybody kind of know? ABC news anchor David Muir: ‘I’m having a conversation with America in a very polarized time’ 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z He kept Disney at bay on "Escape From Tomorrow," a low-budget horror satire filmed on the sly in Disney theme parks. 'L.A. Plays Itself' is finally coming to home video. Here's how. 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z One thing is for sure: a generation would have grown up less empathetic and less politically aware, not having been educated on the sly by a brilliant, accessible parable of our real-world complexities. Can you imagine a world without Star Wars, Harry Potter or Oasis? 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z Others enjoy breaking the bread with lovers, family, or even, on the sly, with neighbours. Ancient mill rises as Britain bakes at home 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z It turned out it was operating on the sly out of the think tank's back office. In first novel, Seattle's Peter Mountford takes a dazzling trip to Bolivia 2011-04-13T21:36:04Z Also, maybe you are a secret Twilight fan on the sly and you've never been able to admit it in public. Have men got the guts to enter the Twilight zone? 2010-06-24T13:10:00Z According to the report, some franchises will still cook some of the less complicated breakfast items throughout the day, although the news outlet described this as being "on the sly." McDonald's customer calls police because she missed breakfast due to long drive-thru line 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z Do what I did: pretend you want to do something else and write on the sly until you're free to do whatever you want! J.K. Rowling Had the Best Response When a Young Writer Asked for Advice 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z When Burnett was growing up in Brooklyn, dancing was something he had to do on the sly. A Vogue Legend, Still Enlarging Circles of Pleasure 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z They meet up on the seafront on the sly to deliver some truly dreadful lines to each other. TV review: Into Orbit: A Culture Show Special; Secrets of Our Living Planet; True Love 2012-06-17T22:00:01Z “We’re going to get married on the sly in England with two best persons picked up at random on the street and a priest,” she said jokingly. Minutes Before a Lockdown, a Civil Ceremony in France 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Lib and Sister Michael’s job is to watch the girl day and night, in eight-hour shifts, to make sure no one is slipping her chow on the sly. Stephen King Reviews Emma Donoghue’s Latest Novel 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z I remember not getting invited to things just quietly on the sly. My friend is out of control 2013-01-14T01:00:00Z I would listen to it on the sly. Q&A with Leslie Jordan: Why he made a country album, how Capote saved his life and spending time in the ‘pokey’ with Robert Downey Jr. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z And the nighttime video shot on the sly? ‘Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood’ Review: Turning Tricks in Tinseltown 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z I did so – but when he gave me back the bill I saw that he had doubled the amount on the sly. Istanbul: minarets and martinis 2011-02-27T00:05:21Z Mrs. Grade was so jealous of his time, Dr. Nadler said, that Grade would have to call him on the sly while his wife was out shopping. Chaim Grade?s Yiddish Manuscripts Unearthed 2010-05-17T21:21:00Z If I cried, I cried on the sly. Rita Moreno reflects on tenacity, her career and Latinx representation: "Where is our 'Moonlight'?" 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Grisham, whose yearly delivery of a legal thriller is as reliable as the sunrise, had written a little something extra on the sly: a lawyerless caper. Plot Twist! John Grisham’s New Thriller Is Positively Lawyerless 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z He was paroled from detention but banned from work and national health insurance, though he worked on the sly until about eight years ago, when the government started to tighten controls over parolees. Japan has made it even tougher for asylum seekers to stay 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z During the height of Prohibition, people knew they could get booze on the sly: in speakeasies, say, or as “medicine” prescribed by pharmacists. How Trump's misdeeds inspired a new history of the first mass-media congressional hearing 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z You steal work from US writers on the sly, and you're blacklisted. Fallon, more react to WGA strike: 'I wouldn't have a show if it wasn't for my writers' 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z Even when you’re not necessarily trying to get high on the sly, there’s something about the tranquil, outdoorsy atmosphere of the picnic that feels tailor-made for stealth smoking gear. High summer is coming. Here’s how to pack your weed-themed picnic basket accordingly 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z But with overfishing in the more populated areas - and the chance to earn big money selling fish on the sly - some fishermen encroach on indigenous land to find valuable species to sell. Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira: 'A tragedy foretold' 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z They must also pay import duties, leading many to simply bring in U.S. junkers on the sly. Mexico gives reprieve to illegally imported “chocolate” cars 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Falsely describing a choice as a mandate not only misleads Americans about basic facts — it distorts the debate, coming down on one side, on the sly. Opinion | Biden isn’t proposing a vaccine mandate. He’s giving people a vaccine choice. 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z These are but two examples of what parents in several states say are attempts to inject critical race theory into the public school system on the sly. Parents say they are kept in the dark about schools’ use of critical race theory 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z The farmers were being “droughted out,” and a downtown consortium was buying up Valley land on the cheap and sometimes on the sly. More than a big, flat suburb: Why the San Fernando Valley is so important to California history 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z The Foundation received the game the way they receive a lot of them, which is to say, on the sly. A new way to think about your favorite game’s code 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Confiscated goods are sometimes sold off on the sly for a profit. ‘End of the world’: Massive, self-inflicted ‘bomb’ in Beirut 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z “Roosevelt had changed the rules on the sly. For someone whose view of the world was as unvarying as Morgan’s, there was hardly a greater affront. Morgan would never forgive him.” Review | Roosevelt and Morgan: The president vs. the king of Wall Street 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z "This kind of stuff happens all the time in rugby, but it's usually on the sly." Is genital grabbing a problem in rugby? 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z All the times I met him, I had the strange feeling of being scrutinized on the sly, while at the same time getting the equally strange feeling that he was completely blind to me. Into the Black Forest With the Greatest Living Artist 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Similar subject matter to Lewis’s 2019 album, too, as Remy discovers that a former partner was drinking themselves to death on the sly. 50 great tracks for February from David Bowie, Waxahatchee, J Hus and more 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Howard’s personal life is no less precarious; he’s trying to hold onto the last vestiges of his collapsing marriage, while supporting his young girlfriend on the sly in a midtown apartment. Review: ‘Uncut Gems’ mines the best of Adam Sandler’s talent 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z But it opened up a lot of creepy possibilities, including hackers remotely activating your cameras to take pictures of you on the sly. The 100 gadgets that defined this decade 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z We are accustomed to hidden cameras, but how do you paint on the sly? The Fanciful Flamboyance of “The Aeronauts” 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z Stumped, and on the sly, they began to invent bass-violin acts they might contribute. The Mister Rogers No One Saw 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z A squatter turned a secret spot into a floor-to-ceiling art gallery, put up on the sly in downtown Sacramento. Newsletter: Verdict in Ghost Ship trial brings more pain and frustration for families 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z “Those who think we're doing something on the sly just really are totally, totally inaccurate,” Cal State Chancellor Timothy P. White told The Times. Cal State calls $1.5 billion uncovered in audit an ‘operating reserve’ 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Giddens, who is very professionally gracious, never used that term, but, unless she’d recently undergone a temporary reversible lobotomy on the sly, she was aware of the reality. Rhiannon Giddens and What Folk Music Means 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z The ambiguity and confusion around the meaning of “Islamophobia” allows Islamists to use the term to shut down criticism of their religion and impose an informal blasphemy law on the sly. Ilhan Omar’s Islamophobia claim the latest cynical ploy by the left 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z So they cultivated crew members to collect specimens on the sly. Historians expose early scientists’ debt to the slave trade 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Particularly dreamy as, on the sly, it is going on another member’s tab. How to eat: a steak sandwich 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z But that's what happens when the president repeatedly meets with Putin on the sly with no record of their conversations, and behaves in the Russian leader's presence like a fawning fanboy. Another extraordinary moment: Intel chiefs come to Capitol Hill and contradict their boss 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Obviously Ms. May is playing the clever game of pretending to desire to split from the EU but on the sly is constantly getting closer to the EU. With Brexit Deal in Peril, Theresa May Scrambles to Save It 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z A lot of musicians were living in that place on the sly. How ‘Summer in the City’ Became the Soundtrack for Every City Summer 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Harvard and other schools are now on notice that they may not discriminate on the sly. Harvard’s Education in Discrimination 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z Not all remote cryptomining is done on the sly or for malicious purposes. How Cryptojacking Can Corrupt the Internet of Things 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Instead the British government is trying to deliver a state visit on the sly. Pomp and protest as Trump visit stokes UK culture war 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z So it’s looking as if Republicans won’t manage to kill health care on the sly. The plot against health care 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z If not, then at least on the sly. "Plug and Play" Genetics, Racial Migrations and Human History 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z It was a plan she had prepared for on the sly for two years. California Girl’s Escape From ‘Human Depravity’ Led to Rescue of 12 Siblings 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z One woman, she said, would stash her purse in the women’s restroom so that she could sneak out on the sly. Kelly’s ex-deputy readies for own DHS confirmation hearing 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z “Instead, ask yourself what do you do on the sly? What ‘happiness’ do you seek in secret?” Give to panhandlers or don’t? Some towns try cracking down 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Those who cannot afford it either get them on the sly, or, when that fails, use a “service needle,” which is typically shared five or six times. Duterte’s ‘drug war’ is fueling the spread of disease 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z He has plans to quell the persistent leaks about President Trump’s conversations and other matters which get handed over to the news media on the sly by parties unknown. Inside the Beltway: Anthony Scaramucci cuts to chase 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z There is a distinction, too, between coaches instructing on the sly, as they do today with hand signals or coded phrasing, and opening the airwaves to all frequencies. Hear This Out: Cherish Silence From Coaches in the Stands 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Most pay with checks, indicating that they have bank accounts — either openly or on the sly. Why some pot businesses hide their cash — and others truck it straight to a federal vault 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z There are ways to convert bitcoins into cash on the sly through third parties. Expert finds more possible North Korea links to cyberattack 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z I have run all the basic checks – I have logged into her account and checked her “Continue Watching” submenu to see if she has been sneaking in episodes of The OA on the sly. Why Netflix cheating is the ultimate breakdown in marital trust | Stuart Heritage 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z The order was apparently produced on the sly by Trump’s inner circle, without input from agencies that protect borders, process refugees and manage immigration. A morally bankrupt, inept executive order on immigration 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Characteristically, he’s chosen to adjust on the sly, by slowing down U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and sneaking American forces back into Iraq. The War That Dare Not Speak Its Name 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Mr Albright is particularly worried about reports that Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation has been shopping on the sly for carbon fibre, a material it would need if it were planning to build advanced uranium centrifuges. Teething pains or trouble ahead? 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Streaming a movie on the sly is, of course, hardly in the same category. What Happened When a Student Streamed a Movie on Facebook Live 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Many of us find it difficult to be away from our mobiles, and resort to hiding them on our person to check on the sly, which the managers hate. The secret life of a fast-food worker: ‘‘I’ve got used to everything being greasy’’ | Anonymous 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Other photographers focussed on the passing human comedy, but obliquely, snapping shots with a concealed camera, on the sly. Diane Arbus’s Ruthless Expression 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z While the Fed may offer a loan to many firms, one or two banks that are in desperate need may benefit the most from the Fed’s assistance, effectively obtaining a bailout on the sly. New Fed Rule Limits Emergency Lending Power 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z No dating on the sly and then, after a breakup, saying that her work “just wasn't that good.” How to End Sexual Harassment in Astronomy 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z A few small eateries also serve beef to trusted customers, but on the sly. Mob killing of Indian Muslim over beef rumor sparks online backlash 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Had corporations taken over governments on the sly? What the 90s meant: in with hedonism, out with believing in something 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Others took greater pains to communicate on the sly. Seva Novgorodsev: The DJ who 'brought down the USSR' - BBC News 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Critics insist standards have been eased, often on the sly, to let more women serve in combat roles. Female Army Ranger Grads Aren't Allowed to Fight 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z He began as a lawyer who, on the sly, submitted jokes to "Saturday Night Live," though without success. Whodunit? Henry Schleiff, boss of Investigation Discovery, stays busy hooking viewers on crime 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z He began as a lawyer who, on the sly, submitted jokes to “Saturday Night Live,” though without success. Investigation Discovery network can get you hooked on crime 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z It may be patients are simply seeing someone else on the sly. Letters to the Editor 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Given his earlier experience, Nesbit knew he had to do his stunt on the sly. Yes, someone caught a baseball thrown from the Washington Monument 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z It undercuts the notion that corporations are champing at the bit, eager to purchase American elections on the sly. Corporations Open Up About Political Spending 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Demidov is determined to track down the killer, and even returns to Moscow to investigate on the sly. Review: Tom Hardy excels but ‘Child 44’ feels like 40 movies 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Customers say that a lot of the garments are imported on the sly from Florida or Panama and that such clothing is not allowed to be resold, even under Cuba’s accelerated push toward entrepreneurship. American Flags Popping Up in Cuba on Everything but a Pole 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z After all, with so much of the job search process happening online and more employers monitoring workers’ digital activity, it’s become harder to conduct a search on the sly. 4 Job Search Apps If You're Open To Being Poached 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z With his iPhone in hand, Bruggemann would buy and sell six figures of stock from his lunch table, the bathroom, and, occasionally, on the sly while sitting at his desk. Don't try this: meet the high schooler who made $300K trading penny stocks under his desk 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z Set aside cash for spousal gifts on the sly throughout the year, use a private PayPal account or just drop the spy versus spy routine and choose something nice together. 8 Common Credit Card Mistakes Shoppers Make During the Holidays 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z In it the militant group puts the village drunk in charge of enforcing an alcohol ban, despite him sneaking drinks on the sly. Laughing at the humourless 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Two years after learning to follow the momentum, CIS says, he’d made 80 million yen day trading on the sly at the office. Meet CIS, Japan’s market-moving enigma who can make millions of yen in his pajamas Zubeidat’s response: She told her oldest son it was time to get a more pliant and pious girlfriend, someone like the woman he had been dating on the sly since 2007: Katherine Russell. Family Matters: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the Women in His Life European manufacturers are doing their best to stop their dealers exporting cars on the sly to China through clauses in their contracts. China Parallel Import Would See BMW X5 Price Slashed Up To 30 Per Cent 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z The big issue is that often the money is taken on the sly. Why Parents Routinely Raid Their Kids’ Piggy Banks 2014-03-26T13:30:24Z The problem is that many of the Pirate Bay’s services have turned out to be installing adware on the sly. As Pirate Bay Launches Anti-Censorship Browser, Has It Lost Its Way? 2013-08-12T10:31:00Z You are familiar with guilty pleasures—doing on the sly something that is only modestly bad but still forbidden, like showing each other your bare childhood bums behind the barn, for example. Touching a Nerve : Exploring the Implications of the Self as Brain, Part 1 [Excerpt] 2013-07-26T14:45:03.867Z A lot of shrinkage is so subtle that it’s hard to escape the sense — and please forgive the Haggler’s cynicism here — that manufacturers may be trying to sweeten their profits on the sly. The Haggler: Halving the Portion, but Not the Price 2013-06-22T17:08:14Z Last week, FX unveiled its own version of a modern period drama with “The Americans,” about a spy couple living on the sly in suburban America. The Media Equation: At FX, a Playbook That Gives Its Series Free Rein 2013-02-03T23:51:47Z Reed was hoping to get back this week — it would have to be on the sly, Hall said — in between the practices and the news conferences. Super Bowl — Ravens’ Ed Reed Returns to Louisiana 2013-02-01T02:43:47Z Bob did his outsourcing on the sly, and passed the savings on to himself. Developer Bob and His Illicit Work-Around: What’s Wrong With Outsourcing Your Own Job to China? 2013-01-18T16:38:32Z Using a different strategy, male bowerbirds build fancy structures to attract females, and competing males will, on the sly, try to wreck them. Touching a Nerve : Exploring the Implications of the Self as Brain, Part 1 [Excerpt] 2013-07-26T14:45:03.867Z If you're stuck at work, then we are here to help: follow the action on the sly on your computer. MLB play-offs: Giants v Reds – live! 2012-10-11T17:13:41Z Unless of course, the birds are secretly drinking some coffee on the sly. Can't sleep, havin' sex! 2012-10-08T12:45:05.880Z So analysts competed with each other on the sly. The software powering GB Cycling 2012-07-26T08:12:43Z She did give her word that she would not slink out and marry him on the sly. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z Mary Hughes was at work at our house, and Tring, our maid, brought the letter on the sly to my mother. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z For delivering a note on the sly, or getting a bouquet into the right hands, monsieur can trust to me. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z So she swore to Garrick that she had dismissed his rival—and gayly continued to meet Darnley on the sly. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z But he shaved three or four times a day with his new razors, sneaking hot water on the sly in order to catch up. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z No good, that you may be sure," replied he, "since he's here on the sly. It May Be True, Vol. II (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:12.527Z I asked him which was his line, and he got so red that I was uncharitable enough to conjecture he drinks on the sly. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z I helped George once in a while with his exercises; and once in a while with the mince-pies, that his mother's a cook used to send him on the sly. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z He pretended that he had, but later I found that he was the very person who was manipulating the stocks on the sly, and trimming us. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z And if she has not learned a little fortification on the sly, and does not know how many men stand between Jim and his company--I am a Dutchman! Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z Later on, they began to answer back, on the sly, as it were. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z I'll get it, even if I have to milk somebody's cow on the sly. The Iron Boys as Foremen or, Heading the Diamond Drill Shift 2012-02-28T03:00:24.413Z “He thought you would take those papers to some lawyer, or to the authorities, and tell how he tried to sell them to Mr. A. Q. Hopton on the sly.” First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z Fancy her having got Bob Annesley to marry her on the sly! For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z That lady and her doings being a tabooed subject at the Abbey, there was special delight in talking of her on the sly. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z Toinon was not above taking a lesson from her mistress and sending a summons to Jean on the sly, as the marquise had to her father. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z Mrs. McCall washed his face and hands, and even kissed him—on the sly—and then set him down to a very satisfying meal. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z To my way of thinking, he’d like to do this on the sly, and pocket the three hundred. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z No more shall you with your treachery delight and entertain innocent little children, unless some fathers, defiant of the new laws of nature and the edicts of scientific mothers, procure you on the sly! The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z While he acknowledged that teens are adept at finding ways to drink on the sly, he said he is all for anything that gets at the problem of underage drinking. Mom and Dad can get in trouble for teen drinking _ even if they didn?t know it was going on 2011-12-30T18:26:37Z But for his enthusiasm I should have suspected he had crammed up my address on the sly. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z PS.—Gladys has read the above: so one last word on the sly. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z Now let the sensible women do a kind thing: let them give the dirty children a good scrubbing on the sly. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z The widow looked cross and cunning; she continually made mysterious signs to Mosgliakoff on the sly; but the latter took no notice of them. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z “If marriage it could be called,” said some of Tam’s indignant friends, “going off on the sly as gin he were ashamed o’ himsel’.” The Twa Miss Dawsons 2011-12-05T03:00:37.413Z He suspected that she wrote reams to the fellow and posted them on the sly. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z Here one of their gang, who always kept in the dark, and worked on the sly, lived with his Mexican wife, a sister to the wife of Pat Garrett. History of 'Billy the Kid' 2011-11-19T03:00:22.640Z From that time she brought him milk every day on the sly. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z Ricardo always avoided leave-taking by escaping on the sly. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z The key is finding buyers and sellers on the sly, so that competitors can't detect the order and jump ahead of it, said Kevin M. Callahan, Ax's founder and chief executive. Slowpoke Traders Look to Gain Ground on Speedsters 2011-11-03T20:49:12Z For the next few days, Laura remained contented with doing on the sly whatever she could to annoy the girls. Dandelion Cottage 2011-10-29T02:00:16.960Z Now, Miller said that if he speaks with the mayor's staff, it is "only on the sly." Special Report: Harrisburg, Pa: a city at war with itself 2011-10-27T11:08:16Z She dared not offend her boarder, so she contented herself with abuse of the poor cat on the sly. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z It's a far cry, Ten Euyck, since you stole my kiss on the sly! "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z Suffice it that she did amuse herself in this way on the sly, and found it good for restoring her vanity, which was suffering secretly all this time. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z He says it ain't in reason to expect as she'll fly back, but she's got to come from somewhere, and he means to prevent her getting away again on the sly. Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs 2011-09-03T02:00:18.353Z I could never imagine her at a game of romps, or buying candies on the sly. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z Of course, I was obliged to obey her; but I bit them all the same, only on the sly. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z When Italians are being discreet and on the sly, the very air about them becomes tell-tale, and seems to shout with a thousand tongues. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Dost know I came a nigh peppering thee a bit yon night, thinking it war some poachers after the birds; but I soon found out it was a bit of sweethearting on the sly? Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z And you need not deny That your eyes were wet as dry, Reading novels on the sly! Neghborly Poems and Dialect Sketches 2011-08-15T02:00:25.930Z Some of the other girls rubbed their own cheeks and noses on the sly. The Girls of Central High Rivals for All Honors 2011-08-11T02:00:17.153Z Just pay up 172 some bills on the sly, and don’t you tell her on your life. The Girl From His Town 2011-08-05T02:00:50.677Z Perhaps he may have a taste for dogs, and breed them for sale, if not openly, on the sly. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z How many times I met him on the sly, and hot tongues wouldn't have forced me to own it. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z But the town did not grow on brain or soil, But floated on a hidden sea of oil, Which ebbed away, one evening, on the sly, And left "the city" stranded high and dry. City Ballads 2011-08-04T02:00:21.027Z ‘Yes,’ they replied, ‘he is an intense Republican and has peculiarities, but we like him because he represents the best thought of the district, and we vote for him on the sly.’ McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z A new study found that youngsters got more of their daily greens when researchers pureed veggies and added them to kids' main dishes at breakfast, lunch, and dinner on the sly. Hey kids, is that broccoli in your casserole? 2011-07-26T21:14:07Z And if he gave the promise—nobody knew the absurdity of it more than Throckmorton—suppose Jack heard of it, what endless fun would he poke at his father on the sly! Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z I mean to ask for a larger allowance, though, as I can help out some on the sly. Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z Now, it is of no use for you to deny it, for I feel as sure as can be that you have been giving me some medicine on the sly these last few days.” One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z As to whether any little bit of business in that way is done on the sly, it is not for us to say. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z "Any special reasons for not wantin' to cut down the pole of the New Pike gate?" asked one of the band, with a wink on the sly at his companions. The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky 2011-06-23T02:00:24.513Z It wouldn’t surprise me, though, if she and Mignon were friends still on the sly. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z Not to mention there'd be general heart seizure in the ranks of the Council, the half of which keep open accounts here on the sly. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z And it is not true, you know! he never misses a dance, and his sister says that he gets up in the night to eat on the sly. Bijou 2011-05-25T02:00:22.743Z "You watch out that they don't take those banners on the sly, Sam." The Rover Boys on a Tour or Last Days at Brill College 2011-05-24T02:00:14.887Z If she has been brought up like a lady, she isn't expected to be planning meetings with young men on the sly. Hope Benham A Story for Girls 2011-05-16T02:00:18.193Z I longed to cheer her up, to relieve her anxiety if only by a glance; to say a word to her on the sly. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z They use this money to pay their soldiers, buy arms and get them across on the sly, and ditto ammunition. The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico 2011-05-02T02:00:18.793Z I, too, at such trouble Keep them close-nipped on the sly! Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z Prois gave a furious glance at Nachmann, and struggled desperately with some sort of cake with currants in, and these he managed to spit out on the sly, hiding them in his waistcoat pocket. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z But you are such a sly old rascal, fishing my tench out of the Black Pool, on the sly; and fishing my little Mining, before my very eyes, out of the arbor. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z I read a great many books,' said grandmother, 'and it is all so well described that one sits up all night and reads them on the sly. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z I managed to count it, Rob, on the sly," he whispered; "and just as Villa said, there's a full seventy-five thousand dollars there in big bills. The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico 2011-05-02T02:00:18.793Z I, too, at such trouble, Keep them close-nipped on the sly!” Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z “I saw you taking a snapshot of our friend, Luther, on the sly this morning,” remarked Frank. The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat 2011-04-13T02:00:14.140Z When Carl received the apple he split it partly open and dropped the marked bullet inside on the sly. Leo the Circus Boy 2011-04-12T02:00:28.110Z And so in the very late twilight I, too, floated out of my poor lodging on the sly—after taking leave of my restricted granny, now dead. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z I had to feed Helen chocolates on the sly. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z He saw me with you the other day, and I had to pretend that I was pumping you on the sly to help him locate your brothers. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z This time most of the parcels of tobacco were filled with lumps of coal and other unimportant trifles, while we smoked, like schoolboys, on the sly. 13 Days The Chronicle of an Escape from a German Prison 2011-04-01T02:00:33.827Z I might come down for the shooting, and bring some fellows with me, or I might run down for a few weeks 'on the sly.' Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z X You believe in a palace of crystal that can never be destroyed—a palace at which one will not be able to put out one's tongue or make a long nose on the sly. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z If I was dressed a little more carefully than usual, she called attention to my "smartness;" if less so, she hinted that I was probably going out "on the sly." The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z She came on the sly to see you at the office. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z When I could steal a 'tater, I used to slip it in the ashes and when I'd run to the fire I'd take it out and eat it on the sly. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 2011-02-25T03:01:02.913Z They accused her of carrying on a clandestine love affair with Freddy, the second son, and with drinking on the sly. Who? 2011-02-09T03:00:47.380Z She began to read theatrical and society journals on the sly, and developed a hidden life of imaginative participation in fashionable gatherings. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z It wasn’t for her to ask what the little game was, to inquire why a lady’s maid was going out on the sly, looking like her mistress. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z "Been doing the poler act on the sly again, have you?" asked Powelton, throwing a sofa cushion at him. The Adventures of a Freshman 2011-01-18T03:00:12.083Z Nevertheless, Molly and I used to get a peep at each other on the sly like, and often took long walks together when no one was near. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z Some of the men had snapped you on the sly. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z I have sometimes wondered if he ate opium on the sly. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z Meet me on the sly at a place where no one ever would dream of our being. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z “But why should he get out of the window on the sly like that?” The Mynns' Mystery 2010-12-20T17:12:18.180Z Using the alleged need to dramatically cut deficits as an excuse, the coalition is embarking on a radical restructuring of the welfare state on the sly. Time to broaden the debate on spending cuts 2010-10-19T11:02:00Z That they are made almost apologetically, on the sly, perhaps shows that not everyone in this coalition thinks that community and society are two different things. Letters: First audit on the coalition 2010-08-17T23:05:00Z Ms. Savattone, the Phoenix care manager, said some of her clients tried taking their parents’ guns on the sly, but the parents called the police and reported that their children stole their guns. Guns in Frail Hands 2010-07-14T15:32:00Z To some younger artists, the beauty of an intricate wall done with permission — and time to spare — is no match for the adrenaline rush of fast and dirty bombing on the sly. 2010-02-05T08:26:00Z “George Harrington went out last night on the sly, and hasn’t come back.” The Mynns' Mystery 2010-12-20T17:12:18.180Z Either way, the little Mary will sometime become a mother on the sly, as it came into the world on the sly. A Divided Heart and Other Stories These had all been forcibly commandeered from the villagers round, and a good many were taken back again on the sly by their owners before we could get hold of them. A Kut Prisoner I read poetry, too, on the sly—such rot, as I now see—never anything written plain out, but all the words twisted, the grammar all tail foremost, and no sense at all mostly. Deep Moat Grange He was combing his hair wi’ his fingers on the sly.” The Little Minister Some were clever enough to get away on the sly; they went to buy pepper cakes, and repaired afterwards to the dram shop. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster "Poor fellow, indeed!" she mocked him; "I suppose you pity him into the bargain; perhaps even you have been helping him on the sly?" The Wish A Novel Old Planter wasn't at all the bear, cracking cumbersome jokes about the young ferret that had stolen a march on the sly old foxes of Wall Street. The Guarded Heights They are always letting out at each other, while thirty miles inland they don't care a jujube about the matter, and even play golf together and smoke pipes on the sly after sermon. Deep Moat Grange Among others we've got a real live Hem Pea, but he's here on the sly, having told the Tory Whip as he's bin obligated to go to Swizzerland to see his pore sick Mother-in-Law! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93. September 17, 1887 Doctor, you have had something administered on the sly. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I Some excellent fishing can be had on the sly in the small hours of the morning by dodging the local Middle-man to whom it has been let. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93. August 6, 1887. He blushes, and never looks at you, except on the sly, with an uncomfortable grin, when your head is turned away. John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced The Russians have been taking in some troops at Port Arthur on the sly. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy I follow the ads in the Satevepost; I have picked the car to buy; I read the "Book of Etiquette," And "Sappho" on the sly. The Book of Gud "There, my boy," said he, "though you and Gertrude did take a little journey on the sly to a place which we will not mention, you shan't take her altogether empty-handed." Ayala's Angel Thou hast passed the night on the sly in the bed of thy dear and art yet warm from his embraces; whereas we have been chilled through by the dampness of the night. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity This was, of course, done on the sly, and the Confederates were careful to conceal these gifts. From Bull Run to Appomattox It is playing cards "on the sly" that leads to gambling. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 Sturdy schoolboys would kiss his yellow softness on the sly and we often had to rescue him from the unskillful clutch of loving childish hands. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road Then there was a joint visit paid by the two sisters to Mr. Hamel's studio,—an expedition which was made somewhat on the sly. Ayala's Angel He was going to be the man in the "bird book," and best of all there was no "on the sly" about it. Harper's Round Table, June 11, 1895 I presoom there's a good deal of polygamy practised on the sly. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The faithful Jenkin told him stories of Alexander and Cæsar, and on the sly studied the art of fortification, in order to teach the young duke more about it. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History “Yes, you did, and it was to bring letters for you on the sly, I shall write and inform the post-office people.” Sir Hilton's Sin She read these quite on the sly, for she knew she should hate to hear comments made about them, and Aunt Jane might burn them up. Helen Grant's Schooldays Some of the old women was knitting, and some of the young folks was courting on the sly. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade In your bosom it shows There's a guest on the sly; How fast the time goes! English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History One lady actually threw a kiss at me on the sly, and I believe she was in favor of the union—no pun. In and Out of Rebel Prisons If I’d known what getting married meant you wouldn’t have caught me running off on the sly.” Sir Hilton's Sin There was something fascinatingly mysterious in his tones and actions to that youth, who devoured dime novels on the sly. Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys It was a dispensation of Providence that had not made him at birth a Hindu like the watchman, who took pride in the exclusiveness of his caste, yet feasted on the sly, on things forbidden. Banked Fires Wishing, presumably, for a refresher on the sly, she took advantage of the gloom; but she applied the wrong bottle to her lips. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years Travis had never equalled this feat, but he had seen a good deal of low life and hard knocks on the sly, proper and fashionable as he always appeared in public by daylight. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 “Ah, it’s all very well for you to come kittening round me, my gal, but it warn’t square, after what I’ve done, for you to go courting and marrying on the sly.” Sir Hilton's Sin Unless Mary, on the sly, sticks them in the stove when your back is turned, you will never diminish the pile during your mortal life. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years “What about that snack you saved over?” chuckled Jack, who knew what the answer was bound to be, because he had often seen Steve nibbling on the sly. Jack Winters' Campmates Well, I want you to investigate them on the sly, and learn about how many there are. The Wilderness Trail Nevertheless, he still kept watch on the sly. The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds "Has he been taming mice on the sly?" The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields But, like playing hookey, or stealing watermelon, it was more fun if it was done on the sly. Anything You Can Do! They become hysterically lachrymose, in print, over a romantic love affair, and relapse into sordid intrigues on the sly. An Ocean Tramp As too much staring might cause annoyance, he did most of it on the sly. The Pines of Lory It amused her as a kind of new mischief to take a course of business instruction on the sly and report for duty not as an ignoramus, but as a past-mistress in office practice. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards I’m not going to get into trouble by slipping out on the sly.” The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam But his wife who was named Tschang O, once ate some of it on the sly when he was not at home, and she immediately floated up to the clouds. The Chinese Fairy Book The good-for-nothing youth read filthy romances on the sly. Bunyan The pretty girl of course finds the most customers, offering to "kiss the ticket for good luck," and on the sly, perhaps the purchaser also. Aztec Land Had to take it on the sly, did you? Marcy The Blockade Runner "Brandy and soda, please," said May, as she squeezed the barmaid's hand on the sly. Australia Revenged Why couldn't we have a smart 'vet' look him over on the sly before he goes to the post the next time? Old Man Curry Race Track Stories She looked at him now and then on the sly, and felt, for the first time in her life, an interest in a man on his own account. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel An' Mrs. McNabb told Mrs. Fraser on the sly that Mrs. Basketful told her he wrote to a girl by that name every week o' his life, only not to tell. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro And there were rambles in the lanes, going after wild strawberries, and even the venturesome ones went on the sly to Dunk's Ferry and had their fortune told by Old Alice. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia The girls were forbidden to learn music by their mother, but their father sometimes taught them a little on the sly. Pioneers of Science She herself was very careful of me, and on the sly gave me a second glass of wine at luncheon, besides helping me to the most recuperative viands on the table. Forbidden Fruit Luscious and exciting story and More forbidden fruit or Master Percy's progress in and beyond the domestic circle He could not let the little thing come and do his wife's work for her, like that, on the sly, for nothing. The Combined Maze Of course, you understand, the girl must have got a chance on the sly to speak into the broadcasting horn. The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air He often sent the little girl presents of flowers and candy on the sly. A Preliminary Study of the Emotion of Love between the Sexes Makin' a Christmas present fur Aunt Judith on the sly, ain't ye? Jimsy The Christmas Kid God knows I trust Lise to you with all my heart, and it's no matter her sending for you on the sly, without telling her mother. The Brothers Karamazov Their skill in stealing on the sly was phenomenal! The Story of John G. Paton Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals Germinie carried him the hundred sous every month, on the sly. Germinie Lacerteux "You're supposed to be in arrest, Corporal, and here you are leaving the post on the sly!" Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks or, Two Recruits in the United States Army Had not Lulu eaten a mouthful of skimmings on the sly? Nine Little Goslings I keep imagining how I'll creep up and set fire to the house on the sly; it must be on the sly. The Brothers Karamazov We blame the Government again, for they told the agents not to sell ammunition to the Indians, and they sold this ammunition on the sly. The Vanishing Race In her mind, of course: quite on the sly. Christmas Eve at Swamp's End Turner’s real house was in Queen Anne Street, and he used to slip away to Chelsea on the sly, keeping his whereabouts private, even from his nearest friends. Chelsea The Fascination of London He certainly could not have told himself why he liked to meet this girl so often on the sly and why he liked to kiss her red lips and make her eyes shine into his. Where Deep Seas Moan I took it off the table on the sly, and held it tight in my hand.” The Brothers Karamazov I suppose they used to go off on the sly, and read Rabelais and Villon. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations "Halse has been running round with him, on the sly, for a month, and they've got some kind of a 'dido' planned out." When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine As he did this one hand went again into that pocket before mentioned and, on the sly, he inserted a printed sheet of paper into each book. The Rover Boys in Alaska or Lost in the Fields of Ice Having food brought in on the sly, eh? The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up The prosecutor looked significantly at the investigating lawyer, and had time to wink at him on the sly. The Brothers Karamazov But from the foregoing you will see that I am capable of sharing your literary glory on the sly, and without compunction. The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance It would break his heart if he guessed that most of the stuff he sells is bought for my father by some of his employees, all on the sly. Dorothy on a Ranch Tom created some fun by sticking some stalks of celery in the big center bouquet on the sly and then asking Dora what sort of flowers she had ordered mixed in. The Rover Boys in Alaska or Lost in the Fields of Ice Her eyes fell upon a bell pull hanging from the wall and, on the sly, she gave it a violent jerk. The Rover Boys on the Plains The Mystery of Red Rock Ranch He will stab you in a minute, on the sly, as he did Krassotkin.” The Brothers Karamazov For he was afraid the lads might slip him and try to get something to eat on the sly. Dave Porter and His Rivals or, The Chums and Foes of Oak Hall K. I fell in love with Lottie—— We were married on the sly, so—— Explain, is it? Three Hats A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts Why he lands his lace and his brandy and his 'baccy unbeknownst and sells 'em on the sly—and pockets the profit! The Light of Scarthey But her aunt should not throw it in her teeth that she had acted on the sly. Linda Tressel While I've been playing the fool, I have been listening and having a look on the sly; and now I want to give you the last act of the performance. The Brothers Karamazov I was able to treat him to some cigarettes, and also gave him a cake of chocolate on the sly; because that's really against orders, you know. Air Service Boys Flying for Victory or, Bombing the Last German Stronghold To safeguard his parents from being jockeyed, and as a brotherly precaution, he enlists the services, on the sly, of the obliging Mr. Dunning. The Big Drum A Comedy in Four Acts We tried not to laugh, and so did the delicately mannered spectators, but I suspect that a good deal of laughing was done on the sly, in spite of the canons of etiquette. Birds of the Rockies A sailor on the sly, Had cast on her his wether eye. English as She is Wrote Showing Curious Ways in which the English Language may be made to Convey Ideas or obscure them. All this he did on the sly, with the greatest secrecy. The Brothers Karamazov When the Deacon was not afraid of a man he stabbed him straight; when he was afraid of him he stabbed him on the sly. The House with the Green Shutters We couldn't be—what we are—on the sly indefinitely; it's impracticable. The Big Drum A Comedy in Four Acts “Oh, worse than that,” replied Dray, getting one more spoonful of slump on the sly. The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay or, The Secret of the Red Oar "What is it?" said the grocery man, as he took a stool and sat out by the front door beside the boy who was trying to eat a box of red raspberries on the sly. The Grocery Man And Peck's Bad Boy Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa, No. 2 - 1883 They tell the truth, then, when they say that you attack on the sly,” said Alyosha, turning round again. The Brothers Karamazov Still, a good many pounds are often churned on the sly. The House with the Green Shutters I will watch from this point, to see that he doesn't enter the water and swim away on the sly. An Undivided Union Was it very wrong to take those things on the sly? When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood But,' said the boy, with a knowing wink, 'the missis takes a nap after dinner, and if she is gone off Miss Palmer may get out on the sly. Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century He slipped me one hundred roubles on the sly, before turning the rest over to the chief. Trapped in 'Black Russia' Letters June-November 1915 Not on the sly, sir, I never do things that way. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 “And she says she knows the doctor does them sort o’ things on the sly, and that she shall take me away, and I don’t want to go.” The Bag of Diamonds "But, holloa, are you going off on the sly?" Seven Little People and their Friends Does he like your company, or do you only follow him on the sly, and keep out of sight? The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains "So they was wed, hard an' fast; an' the women o' Tinkle Tickle laughed on the sly at pretty Polly Twitter an' condemned her shameless ways." Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. But, like playing hooky or stealing watermelon, it was more fun if it was done on the sly. Anything You Can Do ... I don't mind confessing to you on the sly that it was Nan's idea, at first, but I took to it like a duck to water. The Root of Evil If still she tried to sulk and sigh, And threw away my posies, I'd catch my darling on the sly, And smother her with roses. The Book of Humorous Verse My mother had already made the raisin wine, and my greedy little brother Solomon had sipped it on the sly that very morning. The Melting-Pot I had filled the hamper on the sly, and hid it in the bushes by the road, until I went by and picked it up.” Cruel As The Grave "See here, don't you know of some other five mile course you could take on the sly, without anybody being the wiser for it?" asked Brad. Fred Fenton on the Track or, The Athletes of Riverport School The empty plate, licked clean of molasses on the sly, went up the line and returned laden with three "bloomin' beauties" as 208 murmured serenely to herself. Flamsted quarries "I suppose I wanted to show my father the progress I have made, so I practised on the sly." The Music Master Novelized from the Play I suspect you must have been studying Shakespeare of late, on the sly. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication Why, you meant to go off on the sly by yourself. The New Forest Spy Well, Brad found that he was a clever runner, and he coaxed him to practice a little on the sly. Fred Fenton on the Track or, The Athletes of Riverport School It must be on the sly, or I should have seen it, and the glass and spoon. Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy But I reflect that it is possible to give her many a draw on the sly.” The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains “Yes, we’ll have to be on our guard and work on the sly.” The Rover Boys Under Canvas or The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine But what I hate is the cant that is canted about it by those who have not even the virtue to take their equivalent on the sly. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 Volume 18, New Series, September 18, 1852 Then," said Billy, moderating the defiant attitude, "you actually weren't dodging around and trying to find out what Lottie and I were about on the sly? A Brace Of Boys 1867, From "Little Brother" "Thad's a nice boy and you're a nice girl, but it don't look well for young folks to be meeting on the sly." Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale Jack made no reply, But he said on the sly An eloquent word, that had come From a quite indefensible, Most reprehensible, But indispensable Chum. Grimm Tales Made Gay "When those three get together on the sly there is generally something brewing." The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island or, The Old Lumberman's Treasure Box Came in on the sly last week to have a new set made. Miss Pat at School "A royal patron on the sly secured, Which from the first its cheek to shame inured." The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 "Yes, though we had heard it twenty times already," commented Sir Toady Lion, trying his hardest to pinch his brother's legs on the sly. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North His trail shows that his brother has a grocer’s shop and his wife smokes cigarettes on the sly.” Danger! and Other Stories Coming off by yourself on the sly, and getting the brush!' Dwell Deep or Hilda Thorn's Life Story Marengo finished him: he had been speculating against it on the sly, which lost his plunder and the most of his credit. Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales "Perhaps those rushers who were on their way to Bexar rounded them up on the sly." For the Liberty of Texas Johnnie is uneasy, but I nods my head to him on the sly, and he says all right and goes below with his wife. Sonnie-Boy's People They always got enough to eat during regular meal hours at the Hall, but there was something enticing in the idea of having a feast on the sly some night in one of the dormitories. The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall Then George gave Jack a nudge on the sly. Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie "You'll have to slip in on the sly, or else somebody may ask some unpleasant questions," remarked Slugger Brown on the way to the school. The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets One evening she sat down to the piano, and, with a careless air, played part of a waltz, which she had learnt on the sly in order to surprise me. French and Oriental Love in a Harem You might rent the house, sell the furniture on the sly, and come back here. A Little Norsk; Or, Ol' Pap's Flaxen "It's fine!" he said to her, on the sly. The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall Young Carstairs had certainly not come over on the sly, as we may call it, but nevertheless there had been a project in his mind, and fortune had favoured him. Dr. Wortle's School To keep him quiet it may be, the old man is paying him a few dollars every week on the sly, even though he refuses to come down with a big lump sum.” The Boy Scouts of Lenox He was not a fisherman, but an angler in the lake of letters; an author by chance and on the sly. Obiter Dicta Second Series He had been bitten, on the sly, by half the ill-natured curs in the settlement, and had only shown his teeth in return. The Dog Crusoe and his Master He was not as concerned about the launch as he pretended, of course; at the worst it probably meant that Stinson had been entertaining some of his friends on the sly. Every Man for Himself She is so much alone, that the sage-green old bachelor in the second den from mine could not stand it, last Christmas time, so he sent her a doll on the sly. Jersey Street and Jersey Lane Urban and Suburban Sketches Gone up one of the streams to try for gold on the sly. To The West "I thought he was trying to sneak it on the sly," explained the big boy. Randy of the River The Adventures of a Young Deckhand "Taking my perquisites on the sly,—that is not so very far from stealing." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 “I mean, no sticking that kris of yours into a fellow on the sly.” Middy and Ensign Look here, Sissy, I believe they 're feeding her on the sly. The Moving Finger A Trotting Christmas Eve at Warwingie Lost! The Loss of the "Vanity" Dick Stanesby's Hutkeeper The Yanyilla Steeplechase A Digger's Christmas I declare that for months past I never meet any of our people without fancying they suspect me of buying and selling diamonds on the sly.” A Dash from Diamond City It was one of the gang called little Robert Ford, He shot poor Jesse on the sly. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads “Then you want to learn on the sly, and astonish ’em some day?” Burr Junior Another case was this—two fellows saved their cheese on the sly for several weeks, and in this way managed to have each about four cheeses beside them. Six Years in the Prisons of England And give up reading on the sly while I play 5-finger exercises. The Madigans I used to sell smuggled goods on the sly, and bad songs and bad books, but I’ve dropped all that now. Working in the Shade Lowly Sowing brings Glorious Reaping The waste that went on downstairs was perfectly frightful; and a pretty penny he and the cook made between ’em out of their master’s property, which they sold on the sly. True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best But they manage to have it on the sly for all that. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found Jake used to sneak down on the sly to put my bunk in order so that I might be more comfortable, having, like most pure negroes, a thorough contempt for the mulatto steward. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea “Hayti!” exclaimed old Mr Stokes, waking up from a short nap he had been having on the sly, and pretending to be keenly alive to the conversation. The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea How can I talk to him, except on the sly, in this place? My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life Hypocritical humbug; you take your glass on the sly. True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best There’s Mr Oliphant and the whole family at the rectory, you’ll not pretend, I suppose, that they drink on the sly?” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found My instinct at first, especially on the sly reference to my letter of apology, was to fly. Tom, Dick and Harry “Been having a caulk on the sly and dreaming of home, I bet?” The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea It was Bobolink who had pinched him on the sly. The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain They began to refer more and more frequently to the cooks whom they had left behind them in Petersburg, and they even wept, on the sly. A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections “Why, I thought you said just now,” said the other, “that they all take drink on the sly; if that’s the case, it can’t be total abstinence that spoils their beauty.” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found Grand as the watch was, he sometimes looked at it on the sly on account of the old leather strap he used in place of a chain. Short Stories of Various Types The Master had a brother who used to preach to the Negroes on the sly. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives Then we could slip away, and take a good look on the sly. The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain So don't you go creeping off by yourself and doing things on the sly. Fantasia of the Unconscious In all the stories about boarding schools I've ever read, the fellows smoke on the sly and get found out. Left End Edwards I took lessons of him, on the sly. Torchy As A Pa At first he had imagined he had lost it fairly enough, but after thoughts, coupled with what he heard on the sly the next day, made him certain that Stillwater had cheated him. The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma "And so are boys who make out to be men because they smoke on the sly," Elmer went on to say. Afloat or, Adventures on Watery Trails He then said, "Well, let's trade on the sly." Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870 "You—er—you wish me to get the things on the sly?" Young Captain Jack The Son of a Soldier "No, they might even try, on the sly, to film the action of our players when we're going through some scene." The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys "Well, our hands, then, and eat our breakfast on the sly." Tabitha's Vacation They were reputed to be cannibals on the sly, and, though generally appearing in human form, were capable of various metamorphoses, thus eluding detection. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula "Read it on the sly; and then give me your answer." The Cave of Gold A Tale of California in '49 Since he was so big, him an' I Have been like good old cronies, agreein' on the sly To skip the years between. With the Colors Songs of the American Service What other films they had taken on the sly were destroyed, and their cameras were confiscated. The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys No one dared do a thing on the sly. Sue, A Little Heroine They'll steal from a wreck, of course, if they get the chance; but on the sly, not by violence. The Mermaid A Love Tale Three times a day Halstead used to go down there, on the sly, with a lantern, and feed him. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's Perhaps you thought I was being clever on the sly. Everyman's Land They plug us with their rifles An' they let their shrapnel fly, But they never takes a pot at us Exceptin' on the sly. Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army I have sometimes fancied that more real philosophers than we are aware of are partial on the sly to whiskey and water. The Opinions of a Philosopher Among the wonder-working little company within there was no loitering, no laughing, no twitching of coat-sleeves on the sly, no malicious interruptions: all were alert, earnest, conscientious. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 But the deportation of the Jews took place as if on the sly, without attracting any one's attention, without engaging the sympathies of the people at large to the degree which might be expected. The Shield Her only real pleasure was reading novels on the sly, all about smart society and the aristocracy, but especially English aristocracy. My Friend the Chauffeur I carried notes, concealed in dry goods bundles, and brought back answers in my jacket pocket, which I was instructed to deliver on the sly. Confessions of Boyhood "What will you do—remain in Cincinnati and meet that vulgar carpenter on the sly, I suppose," retorted her sister, angrily. His Heart's Queen He read a heap of poetry—on the sly, as it were; and one night I coaxed him off to a talk about Browning. Foe-Farrell You cannot check an unadmitted sigh, And so I had to soothe her on the sly, And secretly to help her draw her load; And soon it came to be an up-hill road. Poems Teachers Ask For Selected by readers of "Normal Instructor-Primary Plans" He went up on the sly in the course of the evening, however, but peeping in and seeing that he slept, came down again. Alec Forbes of Howglen "Didn't it occur to you that it's dishonest to do things on the sly like that?" said Sahwah in a husky voice. The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping And there would be a number trying to get to you on the sly so that they could get a head start over the rest. The Fourth R He's got a sweet'art on the sly, an'—an'—an'—'is wife's found it out! The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches Beatrice knew that, in going alone and on the sly to her lover's chambers, she had undoubtedly compromised her own good name. Vera Nevill Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance "Cert," said I— A-nudgin' Liza on the sly An' laughin' in my sleeve with glee, I asked her, please, to pardon me. The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar Black maize might be procured on the sly; but the other could be found by chance only,—by meeting with the body of a dead owl on the heights surrounding the Tyuonyi. The Delight Makers Little wonder, as you watch him With the dash in his blue eye, Long ago his father called him "Arnold, Master," on the sly, While his mother's heart foreboded Reckless father makes rash son. Ballads of Lost Haven A Book of the Sea He and Allemand, the drunken pilot, had been draining gin kegs on the sly and replacing what they took with snow water. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade As I am not in the habit of reading private records on the sly, even when thus tempted, I informed the official on his return of my action, and asked a question or two. Russian Rambles Why, you'll not believe me when I tell you I'm obliged to sneak out of my own house on the sly—on the sly, you understand, for the purpose of taking needful exercise.” An Alabaster Box You and I Have seen a lot of stormy weather, Since first we clinked cups on the sly At school together. More Songs From Vagabondia And the duel did come off on the sly. Phineas Finn The Irish Member I've seen it often and laughed in my sleeve at the chance it gives me to observe on the sly how things are going on at certain benches. The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow As he did not come, we persuaded her, by arguments couched in silver speech, to adorn herself on the sly for us. Russian Rambles To be sure, many buffaloes would have been killed on the sly in spite of laws to the contrary, but it was wholesale slaughter that wrought the extermination, and that could easily have been prevented. The Extermination of the American Bison I am going to take a look at Chance Along—on the sly, you understand. The Harbor Master He saw Joe Nelson using his handkerchief and, on the sly, took up the pepper-shaker and dosed the cloth liberally with pepper. The Mystery at Putnam Hall The School Chums' Strange Discovery But sometimes she earns it on the sly taking care of babies. Maida's Little Shop I hope they did not steal the pork and eat it "on the sly," as the Bedawin did at Mt. The Women of the Arabs “Thank you,” said I,—my very skin felt tight,—“I see that I must be more underhand in my actions, and contrive to see my friends entirely on the sly.” The Wings of Icarus Being the Life of one Emilia Fletcher If they chat at all when on deck, it is 'on the sly,' and out of sight and hearing of the vigilant officers, who have eyes like the lynx, and ears as sharp as needles. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 431 Volume 17, New Series, April 3, 1852 "Wonder if we can get him out on the sly?" returned the acrobatic youth. The Mystery at Putnam Hall The School Chums' Strange Discovery I hid behind the curtains in the parlor and watched him on the sly while he was waiting for you to come down. Westerfelt You can hardly go to sleep, Rhinds, but I shall start out again, on the sly, and go to find some handy people I know in the little city of Colfax. The Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise The Young Kings of the Deep The house was old, and the walls defective in many places, and Pammy's joy was to dig out bits of ancient plaster and consume it on the sly. The Halo Trying to build flying machines on the sly was not serving the Rolling R, and Johnny could not fail to see it once she pointed it out to him. Skyrider Of course, buying votes was dishonorable, and Baxter had to work on the sly. The Mystery at Putnam Hall The School Chums' Strange Discovery I was mean enough to watch them on the sly and saw them both taking samples. The Wedge of Gold I admit that lots of the fellows are chasing around with rats on the sly, but lots of them aren't, too. The Plastic Age Yes, Sairy Jane might have them all, and he wouldn't pull her hair again when he caught her looking at them on the sly. The Voice of the People I'm just going to tell dad about Tex sneaking away down here to meet Mexicans and things on the sly! Skyrider How Madame Valière must have gorged on the sly, the rich eccentric! The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes They were not general favorites with the other birds on account of some dishonorable tricks which they did on the sly. Dickey Downy The Autobiography of a Bird I know of any number of men in this college who read vast quantities of poetry, but always on the sly. The Plastic Age "You went back to the house lately, on the sly—told Mrs. Morse you wanted some books." The Mansion of Mystery Being a Certain Case of Importance, Taken from the Note-book of Adam Adams, Investigator and Detective "Well, I'd rather give it all to him, than have you eat it up on the sly!" St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated I think it will be better for him to walk about the ship, and let the fellows hand him the votes on the sly, which he must put in his pocket. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat After questioning Captain Starr as closely as possible all three of the Rover boys came to the conclusion that it must have been Dan Baxter who had visited the Dora on the sly. The Rover Boys on the River The Search for the Missing Houseboat No, he would never forgive him for treating himself in that dirty fashion to delicacies on the sly, while he, Mahoudeau, was half starving, and eating dry bread. His Masterpiece Betting at the academy was strictly prohibited, but wagers were often made on the sly. The Rover Boys in Camp or, The Rivals of Pine Island A slave stole the dainties, and drained a beaker of costly wine on the sly. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. The receivers, without even knowing all the members of the League, took whatever was handed to them "on the sly," and looked as careless and indifferent as though nothing was going on. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat "No. But do not fear that I came clandestinely—or, as our servants would say, on the sly," added Rachel, with a smile. Verner's Pride Then Messer' Fazio gathered up some onions which were strewn on the floor—I believe he had been drying them there on the sly—and took leave of us in a hurry. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 I should be afraid to take him into my office with a propensity to do things on the sly, for I have other boys that must learn to be busy. The Last of the Peterkins With Others of Their Kin And this one over there eats brightly; she eats—crack! another nut—and she looks at me on the sly. Parisian Points of View "Well he used to have the reputation of writing on the sly for The Searchlight." Success A Novel She uses many things on the sly that she pretends not to use. Verner's Pride But I humoured them by playing up to their patronising spirit ... even playing horse with them continually on the sly, and having lots of fun that they didn't suspect. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative You have misunderstood the boy, and he has been doing this work on the sly. Jess of the Rebel Trail Once or twice I caught him looking about the room on the sly. Famous Modern Ghost Stories I couldn't kill a man on the sly. The Keeper of the Door "And a' the time you was pretending to be agin him," screamed Gavinia, "was you—was you bringing this about on the sly?" Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood Finally, I began to watch Sam closely, to see if perhaps he wasn't as much of a hypocrite, on the sly, as some other people I know. All He Knew A Story The first will be invaluable in Seminaries for Young Ladies:— Saucissons en Petite Toilette.—Purchase your sausages on the sly, and keep them carefully in your glove-box, or your handkerchief case till wanted. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 21, 1892 Next time he meets her on the sly he'll be caught out, and be up for it. Simon Called Peter In spite of coaxing he resolutely refused all food, or took it only in the tiniest morsels, although at the same time it was thought that he sometimes took food "on the sly." The Nervous Child These transactions were carried out on the sly, but the dominie knew what was going on, and despite his faith in himself he had his twitches of uneasiness. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood I tell you this frankly, for I do not do things on the sly. Patty and Azalea The others will get news of you on the sly. Abbe Mouret's Transgression I had to look out for my character along the river, though; so I swore off on the sly, and played sick. Romance of California Life So that it is better to be on the sly about saying "Good bye" to this host of yours. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 "I'm doubting Gavinia's reading ill books on the sly," he said. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood "He would not be sneaking in here on the sly to see you if he knew I were about!" A Tale of a Lonely Parish The Court of France, you see, can do no less than forbid us, but I should not be surprised if it winks at us on the sly. Clementina But Isaac watched his opportunity, and managed to get the sea-boot into the churchyard on the sly, all the same. Weird Tales from Northern Seas Don't be hypocritical, don't make a long nose at it on the sly; and don't say, 'Ah, old-fashioned, stupid! The Duel and Other Stories Above all, he is not likely to try to deceive her, to run off and take a swim on the sly, and thus fall into true danger. Study of Child Life Mitka looks at me mistrustfully, and shakes his fist at me on the sly. The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories While others will go dressed in black and sew their shroud, and yet love rich old men on the sly. The Party In the end they all troop out into the vestibule to look at the fur coat, and go on looking at it till the doctor's man Mikeshka carries five empty bottles out on the sly. The Schoolmaster "You get wages every month, and I'll be bound you sell timber on the sly." The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories A stick smouldering at one end and waved about in circles and ellipses is not dangerous when elders are by, but it is dangerous if played with on the sly. Study of Child Life I have very many times been accused of "drinking on the sly," as they say, but every such accusation is false. Fifteen Years in Hell Kind of a habit with me," said Scattergood, "and my wife hain't ever been able to cure me, even puttin' things in my coffee on the sly.... Scattergood Baines That protection was protection in fact, not the false "protection" that shoots on the sly. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Daryushka sold old clothes and books on the sly, and told lies to the landlady, saying that the doctor was just going to receive a large sum of money. The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories Playing with fire on the sly is the most dangerous thing a child can do, and the only way to prevent it is to permit him to play with fire in the open. Study of Child Life I felt in my heart to foller her, and spread out just as she did, keeping near her on the sly. Strange Visitors He would even furnish whiskey "on the sly," which was positively prohibited by the prison regulations. History of Kershaw's Brigade He drove her over to Elmhurst that morning, and he drives over two or three evenings a week to meet her on the sly and get her report. Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work It seemed best to me, therefore, to escape on the sly before daylight and pursue my journey, though I was all in a tremble. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 We are only happy on the sly, my dear friend, but what is to be done? Recollections of My Youth Late that night, however, breaking training rules for the tenth time, Fred was out on the sly to meet Tip Scammon. The High School Pitcher Dick & Co. on the Gridley Diamond He was smoking on the sly, and to conceal it he became a liar. Tiger and Tom and Other Stories for Boys This was so, to be sure, but nevertheless the feeling of doing something on the sly, something wrong, affected me painfully. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes He was beginning to doubt this clerk, who attended that meeting on the sly. A Perilous Secret The other people in our car was all men, and looked as if they hadn't their families with them, and was glad to get a little comfort on the sly. Pomona's Travels A Series of Letters to the Mistress of Rudder Grange from her Former Handmaiden According to the author, a civil man is "as civil as an orange," a well-dressed man is "got up regardless of expense," and an unobserved action is done "on the sly." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 If this very fine lady wore her mistress's skirts and sashes, and laces and jewelry, on the sly, to evening parties among the upper servant circles of Springdale, who was to know it? Pink and White Tyranny A Society Novel |
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