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on the lookout for
on the loose
On the make
on the mend
On the nail
On the neck of
on the nose
on the offensive
on the one hand
on the other hand
on the pad
On the point
on the Q.T.
on the QT
On the quarter
on the qui vive
-- on the quiet --
on the rag
on the road
On the shady side of
on the side
on the sly
on the spot
on the spur of the moment
On the square
On the square with
on the street
On the strength of
on the stump
on the table
On the tapis
On the volley
On the warpath

on the quiet

Adj.1.on the quiet - conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, covert, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground

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