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单词 to play the merchant with
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to play the merchant with
P1. to play the merchant with: to cheat, to get the better of (a person). Obsolete.
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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.
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