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词汇 q.t.
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Definition of q.t. in English:

q.t.

noun
in phrase on the q.t.informal
  • Secretly; secret.

    〈非正式〉悄悄地,秘密地,偷偷地;秘密,秘诀,奥秘

    Brenda nipped round on the q.t
    please, I beg you, regard this for the present as on the q.t
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Shimano asked that we keep it on the QT until April 1st for the crankset.
    • He favors residential integration achieved on the QT, through housing vouchers.
    • The guns are on the q.t. now, thank God for that, and we hope and pray that they do not start again.
    • ‘This was on the q.t. and simply part of the graft that goes with the job,’ he wrote to his mother.
    • She had been saving on the QT for some time and had a total of three-and-a half thousand pounds.
    • Black Canary recruits Green Arrow to try to spring Wildcat on the QT.
    • Why stir up a debate when you're doing just fine restricting choice on the QT?
    • It was all top secret, hush-hush and very much on the QT.
    • The 1949 version has the great Joan Bennett in the role of the mother doing whatever it takes to keep a murder on the q.t.
    • Children's books have always benefited from the talent of queer authors and illustrators - on the QT, that is.
    • We used to keep the inhalers in our coat pockets, on the q.t.
    • And, on the QT, Rachel Hunter is dating Anthoney de Rothschild, who is nine years younger.
    • They kept it on the QT for some time, but five months later they were engaged, and they married on July 29 last year.
    • In other words, keep your issues on the QT until you hit the stage.
    Synonyms
    covertly, without anyone knowing, in secret, in private, privately, in confidence, confidentially, behind closed doors, behind the scenes, behind someone's back, under cover, under the counter, discreetly, unobserved, quietly, furtively, stealthily, on the sly, on the quiet, privily, conspiratorially, clandestinely, on the side

Origin

Late 19th century: abbreviation of quiet.

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