Por debajo del agua is an idiomatic expression. Literally translated it is under the water. But it is an expression that means under the table. As in something done illegally, underhanded or in secret. Note: This originally was posted with the expression as bajo el agua. Thanks to a commenter, this has been corrected.

This week we had a friend who’s father went into the hospital. After he had recovered they were going to darle de alta. Though I had heard the phrase before, it still confused me as to what exactly it meant. Today we were visiting a friend who was telling about her short stay in the […]