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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌʌndɚ ðə ˈteɪbəl/ · UK /ˌʌndə ðə ˈteɪbəl/
under the table means: Below a table, in the space between its top and the floor.
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Below a table, in the space between its top and the floor.
- The cat is under the table.
- I found my keys under the table.
- Why are your shoes under the table?
If you pay or do business this way, you keep it secret, often to avoid rules or taxes.
- He paid me under the table.
- The workers received cash under the table.
- Did the official accept money under the table?
A payment or agreement described this way is kept secret, often because it breaks rules.
- It was an under the table deal.
- The company offered an under the table payment.
- They rejected the under the table arrangement.
You have drunk so much alcohol that you cannot behave normally or stay awake.
- By midnight, he was under the table.
- His brother drank him under the table.
- You cannot drink everyone under the table and expect to feel well.
You become too bored or mentally overwhelmed to pay attention or think clearly.
- That lecture bored me under the table.
- Her endless statistics bored everyone under the table.
- Another hour of speeches would bore us under the table.
Questions about under the table
What does under the table mean?
Below a table, in the space between its top and the floor.
What is under the table in other languages?
Türkçe: masanın altında · Español: debajo de la mesa · Français: sous la table · Deutsch: unter dem Tisch · Italiano: sotto il tavolo · 日本語: テーブルの下に
How do you pronounce under the table?
In American English /ˌʌndɚ ðə ˈteɪbəl/; in British English /ˌʌndə ðə ˈteɪbəl/.
How do you use under the table in a sentence?
The cat is under the table. I found my keys under the table.
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