| 单词 | for business |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfor business e. Bridge. The transaction of points; the exaction of penalties. for business: to gain a penalty. Cf. Compounds 4. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > actions or tactics > call > type of call no trump1885 no trumps1885 no-trumper1899 trump signal1901 business1913 takeout1914 preference bid1927 preference1945 1913 E. V. Shepard Sci. Auction Bridge 119 Bids of 1-Heart cannot be purely informatory, and it is unsafe to reckon them as meaning less than business. 1929 E. V. Shepard Correct Contract Bridge (1930) 67 All other doubles mean ‘business’, and are intended to collect a penalty. 1959 Listener 23 July 154/3 It is standard practice to regard a double as primarily for business. 2005 M. Horton Hands of Time 108 When East redoubled for business, North-South's system dictated that a pass would convey the message that South had no long suit to run to. < as lemmas |
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