单词 | dirty pool |
释义 | > as lemmasdirty pool e. figurative. North American colloquial. dirty pool: unfair tactics, dishonesty. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun] > dishonesty > action brokery1602 trinketing1646 adultery1753 traffickery1838 hanky-panky1841 grafting1859 shystering1860 graft1865 skulduggery1867 sharp practice1869 in and out work1888 by-practice1913 grift1914 dirty pool1973 1951 H. Wouk Caine Mutiny xxxvii. 445 I played pretty dirty pool, you know, in court. 1973 Maclean's Feb. 85/2 ‘You use as much dirty pool as possible,’ says an alumnus cheerfully. 1986 Daily News 39/2 If Russia badly needs food to replace crops ruined by the nuclear plant accident, should the U.S. use its surplus food as a weapon?... No. That would be dirty pool. < as lemmas |
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