on the sly
a sly sip of water.
He is a sly dog.
a sly old bird.
she had a sly personality.
he gave a sly grin.
He's a sly old fox.
Brooks is a sly dog.
a foxy scheme.See Synonyms at sly
his love of intrigue and sly indirection.
she was sly, selfish, and manipulative.
I was ready to sly out the alley door.
she's always making sly innuendoes.
That sly guy stole the cake while the cook's back was turned.
"However sly a fox may be, it is no match for a good hunter."
You can't trust him; he's a sly old fox.
He cast a sly glance at his bridge partner.
People consider foxes as clever but sly animals.
Dad's sly grin reflected the devilment that had returned to his eyes.
She didn’t seem to have much appetite for dinner. I wonder if she’s been eating chocolates on the sly?
The fruit seller was sly - he put his best fruit in front but gave people bad ones from behind.
My role is to be sly, obsequious and without scruples.
During the silence, a sly look came into Caderousse's eyes.
" You're a sly dog" ! said Passepartout, winking at him.
Snakes and lizards are squiggly, sometimes slimy and even sly.
Don't do things on the sly or get too finicky.
Finch, you sly dog. The Dewey decimal system.
Hey Chuck, that was a sly move on your part.
Having lost the argument, it has apparently gone ahead and implemented them on the sly.
The sly cat stole the meat while the cook's back was turned.
And the boy dropped his big, shaggy head, with a sly smile at me.
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