| 单词 | to play the merchant with |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto play the merchant with P1. to play the merchant with: to cheat, to get the better of (a person). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > cheat, swindle [phrase] > get the better of to do brown?1548 to give one the (or a) slampant1577 to play the merchant with1593 to come (or put) Yorkshire on one1700 to steal a march1716 to come (also act, play, etc.) the old soldier (over a person)1810 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares 83 Is it not a common prouerbe..when any man hath cosend..vs, to say, Hee hath playde the Merchant with vs? a1626 W. Rowley New Wonder (1632) iv. i. 51 I doubt Sir, he will play the merchant with us. 1824 J. R. Planché Woman never Vext iv. i. 33 An' he play the merchant with us, Master Lambskin, I'll cut off's ears. < as lemmas |
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