To be acting in a sly or clever manner.
So, our clever hero Odysseus is always slying, in fact, but at the same time caught in the curse of fate.
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To do something on the sly is doing something sneakily, like a ninja.
"Check it out, I stole this on the sly."
"I'm skiving off school, on the sly of course."
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Shorter, easier way of saying
'on the sly' meaning 'in secret' or 'not obviously'.

Usually pronounced like 'ont sly' by people from the north of england.
Chloe: aww look at you, you're well excited on sly!
Amy: I so am not!!
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To do something cunningly, preferably without any one seeing, apart from your best mate to prove you did it
"Hey Jo, see that girl there? Well we danced and she is now carrying my child!!!"
" Slllly!"
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secretive, being very smooth or mischevious
Wow Kelly you are one sly dog

Did you see her jump that kid, she was so sly

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Very sad, awful, wrong or not fair.
Did you see that Bully who hit someone half his size?! It was just sly.
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