Under the counter.

Under the counter.
“Under the counter”这个习语通常用来描述非法或秘密的交易,就像在桌面下偷偷进行,没有公开。在商业活动中,如果某些商品或服务是“under the counter”提供的,那么它们可能是未经授权或违反规定的。
He bought the watch under the counter at a suspiciously low price.
他以极低的价格偷偷买下了这块手表。
They sold rare books under the counter to avoid taxes.
他们通过地下交易销售稀有书籍以逃税。
The deal was done under the counter to keep it off the official records.
这笔交易在暗中进行,以避免出现在官方记录上。