QT: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- Used (usually in the phrase 'on the QT') to indicate that something is to be kept secret, done discreetly, or kept confidential.
Examples
BetaWe agreed to handle the negotiations on the QT to avoid alerting the competitors.
We agreed to handle the negotiations secretly to avoid alerting the competitors.
She passed me the information on the QT, warning me not to share it with anyone else.
She passed me the information confidentially, warning me not to share it with anyone else.
If you want this deal to go through smoothly, keep it on the QT until everything is finalized.
If you want this deal to succeed, keep it secret until everything is finalized.
- A secret or confidential matter; a discreet arrangement or piece of information kept from general knowledge.
Examples
BetaThe CEO shared a QT about the upcoming merger only with a select few executives.
The CEO shared a secret about the upcoming merger only with a select few executives.
There’s a QT between the two departments regarding budget cuts that hasn’t been announced yet.
There’s a confidential matter between the two departments regarding budget cuts that hasn’t been announced yet.
Keep this QT to yourself; it involves sensitive client information.
Keep this confidential information to yourself; it involves sensitive client information.
They arranged the partnership on the QT to avoid public scrutiny during the initial phase.
They arranged the partnership discreetly to avoid public scrutiny during the initial phase.
Examples:
- EN: And I'm going to back a show for her on the QT. I figured I should have someone close to her to tell me if she gets suspicious.ES: Si alguien cercano habla con ella, no sospechará.
- EN: Poutney was there in a stock room on the QTES: Fue un martes, Teddy estaba en la ciudad
- EN: I don't want this to sound as if I were interfering, but... couldn't you buy the place on the QT, so to speak?ES: No querría que pareciera que interfiero, pero ¿no podría comprar el lugar discretamente, por así decirlo?
- EN: Tell Art I wanna see him on the QT.ES: Dile a Art que quiero verle.
- EN: This Romeo she's been seeing on the QT, why the big secret?ES: ¿Por qué tanto secreto acerca de ese tipo con el que se veía?
- EN: Then we tape their voices on the QT - in a cell, court, anywhere.ES: Grabamos sus voces en corte, en la celda o donde sea...
- EN: And he actually only sent me out once, on the QT, so you couldn't exactly say he was in the habit of it.ES: Y en realidad sólo me envió una vez, en el QT, así que no se podía decir exactamente que tenía el hábito.
- EN: This is on the QT, but I think they're gonna sell us.ES: Todavía es un secreto, pero creo que nos van a vender.
- EN: This bookie wants it on the QT.ES: Este apostador es muy discreto.
- EN: This one's on the QT.ES: Eres el único en el QT.
- EN: And I want it done on the QTES: Y quiero que lo hagas discretamente.
- EN: I want you to get me one of those on the QT.ES: Quiero que me consigas uno de ésos discretamente.
- EN: - Oh and Joey, you might want to keep it on the QT.ES: Joey recuerda mantenerlo en secreto.
- EN: - Yeah, but on the QT.ES: -Sí, pero discretamente.
- EN: I get to the wife on the QT. She collects while I lay low.ES: Mi mujer cobró el seguro mientras yo me hacía el muerto.
- EN: And I'm going to back a show for her on the QT. I figured I should have someone close to her to tell me if she gets suspicious.ES: Si alguien cercano habla con ella, no sospechará.
- EN: Poutney was there in a stock room on the QTES: Fue un martes, Teddy estaba en la ciudad
- EN: I get to the wife on the QT. She collects while I lay low.ES: Mi mujer cobró el seguro mientras yo me hacía el muerto.
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