on the Q.T. vs on the sly

on the Q.T.

prep
  • Quietly; in a secretive manner; clandestinely. 

on the sly

adv
  • Slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily. 

How often have the words on the Q.T. and on the sly occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )