单词 | to run a game |
释义 | > as lemmasto run (also put up, whip, etc.) a (also the) game P10. U.S. colloquial (esp. in African-American usage). to run (also put up, whip, etc.) a (also the) game: to employ trickery or deception; to get the better of someone; (later also) to tell a fib, to be kidding. Frequently with on. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > defraud or swindle [verb (intransitive)] to pull a finchc1386 to bore a person's nose?1577 to wipe a person's nose1577 verse1591 lurch1593 to grope a gull1594 cheat1647 to lick (another's) fingers1656 to live upon the shark1694 sharp1709 fineer1765 to pluck a pigeon1769 swindle1769 to run a game1894 to sell (a person) a pup1901 scam1963 1894 Cent. Mag. Mar. 643/2 If he thinks we 're puttin' up a game on him, tell him this. 1918 J. Gregory Six Feet Four xv. 156 How do I know you're tellin' me the truth?.. How do I know you aint puttin' up a game on me? 1961 H. Ellison Gentleman Junkie 149 Stop tryin' to whup the game on me, boy. 1966 R. Ostermann Crime in Amer. 104/2 These kids would spot that in a minute..and start running a game on you. 1969 R. L. Keiser Vice Lords iv. 43 Successfully manipulating others is called ‘whupping the game’. 1973 T. Kochman Rappin' & Stylin' Out 162 Other operators on the street who are looking for a chance to ‘whup’ (Chicago) or ‘run’ (Los Angeles, New York) ‘a game’ (trick someone out of some money) are known as ‘slicks’ or ‘slicksters’. 1974 H. L. Foster Ribbin', Jivin', & Playin' Dozens ii. 30 This is..the behavior that urban blacks use to ‘run a game on the man’. 1997 D. Simon & E. Burns Corner 240 Fran Boyd goes out of the Dew Drop on a late morning, runs a game on Buster to get right. 2011 ‘Ice T’ & D. Century Ice 73 ‘We could get you in the studio right now.’ I didn't know if he was running a game on me or not, but what the hell? < as lemmas |
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