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by wccrawford 2645 days ago
I've never heard anyone use the phrase "under the table" unless there was money being exchanged for services without going through the proper channels. Your understanding was spot on. This was a bad use of a very old phrase.
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> This was a bad use of a very old phrase.

This seems like a bit of a stretch. Just because you haven't heard a term used in different contexts doesn't mean it's invalid. On review of the same text I may have rephrased it, but while imperfect, it's still understandable in the context.