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Meaning of a bit on the side in English

a bit on the side

idiom mainly UK humorous informal
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a sexual relationship with someone who is not married to you, or the person you have the relationship with:
We've thought for a while that he was having a bit on the side.
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(Definition of a bit on the side from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of a bit on the side

in Chinese (Traditional)
婚外情, 情人…
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婚外情, 情人…
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a bit on the side idiom
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