under the table

under the table
   1. very drunk
   You are supposed to end up there after dropping senseless from your chair. Now used figuratively:
    I'll drink you under the table, Max. Be warned. (Deighton, 1981 — he was suggesting that Max would become drunk first)
   2. illegal or surreptitious
   From the actual or figurative concealed passing of money. It is used of bribery, wages paid in cash without deduction of tax, etc.

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