Как появилось выражение Under The Table? Можно писать по-анг.

The adj. phrase under-the-table "hidden from view" is recorded from 1949 (was connected with the 'iron curtain'); under the table "passed out from excess drinking" is recorded from 1921 (prohibition)

Since it has been spread in different ways:
1. черный нал
income not declared to government to avoid taxes.
He was visiting from new zealand on a travel visa so I paid him under the table for painting my house.
2. контрабанда
On the sly; something done illegally.
Those street vendors are selling DVDs of recent movies under the table.
3. alcohol intoxicated, drunk

4. тайна
He was under the table after three beers.
An open but confusing sexual orientation.

5. If you were to walk into a room in which one person was in the closet and another were under the table, you would probably notice (and be confused by) the the person under the table, while you would probably not notice the person in the closet. The person under the table is not hiding, but nor does the person conform to standard categories (gay, straight, bi) or expectations of behavior. Communication about why a person is under the table is often hampered because explanations are complicated, easily misunderstood, disregarded as self-delusion, or even because the person under the table does not fully understand.
Q: Is Pat gay, straight, or bi?
A: None of the above, he's under the table.
6. If your ball has rolled up under the table just say it as ‘it's under the table”.