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1 on the sly
adv infmlShe says she has given up smoking but I think she goes to her room and has one on the sly — Она говорит, что бросила курить, но, по-моему, она потихоньку курит у себя в комнате
He'll probably have tittle hiding places about the garden where he keeps a bottle and takes a swig now and then on the sly — У него, наверное, есть в саду места, где он прячет бутылку и втихаря из нее посасывает
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