off the books

without being included on official financial records Waiters, cashiers, and busboys often work off the books, getting paid in cash.

Usage notes: sometimes used with keep or take: Officials have kept their expenses off the books.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anders	AHN-desh (Swedish), AHN-ders (Swedish, Danish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Thornton	['θɔ:ntən]
Darach	-	Irish
Bathsheba	bath-SHEE-bə (English)	Biblical
Zaray	-	Arabic
Binyamin	bee-nyah-MEEN (Jewish)	Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical Hebrew