单词 | to dummy up |
释义 | > as lemmasto dummy up 2. intransitive. to dummy up: to refuse to talk or give information; to keep quiet. U.S. slang. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > be silent/refrain from speaking [verb (intransitive)] > refuse to speak to play mumchance1551 to dummy up1926 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > escape observation [verb (intransitive)] > keep silent about, not mention swiec900 heelOE to hold out1907 to dummy up1926 1926 J. Black You can't Win xix. 282 He dummies up on the natives an' in a couple of days they let him go. 1942 R. Chandler High Window (1943) xx. 145 You can't dummy up on a murder case. 1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed xii. 84 All right, dummy up, then. < as lemmas |
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