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on the Q.T.

Secretly, as in They told her on the Q.T. that she was being promoted. This slangy term, in which Q.T. is an abbreviation for “quiet,” was first recorded in 1884.

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“I think we’re effective when we operate with a low profile and on the Q.T., really, for a lot of different reasons,” he said.

"Putting on all they can on the Q.T.," was the response.

He told us a few minutes later that he had sold seven such samples on the Q.T. and that he was going to have to mix up another brew!

If the note is straight goods I've got to work on the Q.T.

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