t /tiː/●dot the/your ˌi’s and cross the/your ˈt’spay great attention to small details in order to complete sth; be very thorough and careful in what you do or say一丝不苟；不放过细节；（言行）谨慎周密◆We reached a broad agreement, and decided to dot the i’s and cross the t’s later.我们达成了大致的协议，并决定以后再着手细节问题。●on the ˈquiet ( on the q.t.old-fashioned) (informal) without telling anyone; secretly悄悄地；秘密地◆Well, just on the quiet, she’s actually leaving her job next month. Don’t tell anyone, will you?其实她正悄悄地准备下个月就离职。别告诉任何人，好吗？◆Just remember that whatever I tell you is on the q.t.要记住，我跟你说的任何事情都不能告诉别人。NOTEQ.t. is an abbreviation of ‘quiet’. * q.t. 是 quiet （安静）的缩写形式。