work under the table

work under the table

To work in exchange for payment that is not officially documented and has not been taxed. Because I work under the table, no taxes come out of my paycheck. I don't have an employment permit for this country, so I've been working under the table as a nanny.
See also: table, work
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be (one's) own master
  • be your own master/mistress
  • mistress
  • be (one's) own mistress
  • go shares
  • not do a stroke
  • not do a stroke (of work)
  • not do a stroke of work
  • be at work
  • it will never fly