单词 | to play a game of brag |
释义 | > as lemmasto play a game of brag b. figurative with a reference to sense 2 to play a game of brag: to try which can impose on or get the better of the other by boasting. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > practise trickery [verb (intransitive)] > using bluff to play a game of brag1845 gas1847 bluff1854 to run a bluff on1887 four-flush1896 fluff1902 blag1991 1845 Congress. Globe 30 Dec. 112/2 [This] looked like playing the game of brag, while the negotiation was pending. 1883 Fortn. Rev. Dec. 895 The two countries may be still only engaged in a game of brag. < as lemmas |
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