under the counter

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Then we chose this tile under the counter.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

It is not on display, but sold under the counter to trusted customers who come in to buy it each month.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2022

Instead, I used a flashlight, on my hands and knees, to rummage under the counter for my paneer press — a straight-sided, aluminum sieve that looks exactly like a small, perforated cake tin.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2021

In his hotel, he discovers that the pipes under the counter are gone.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2021

Tooth reaches under the counter when he sees me, takes out a copy of the New York Herald Tribune.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin