to do brown: perhaps, ‘to do thoroughly’, suggested by roasting; to deceive, ‘take in’. slang.
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > cheat, swindle [phrase] > get the better of (6) to do brown?1548 to do brown: perhaps, ‘to do thoroughly’, suggested by roasting; to deceive, ‘take in’. slang. to give one the (or a) slampant1577 A trick. to give one the (or a) slampant, to play a trick on, to circumvent or hoodwink, one. to play the merchant with1593 to play the merchant with: to cheat, to get the better of (a person). Obsolete. to come (or put) Yorkshire on one1700 Used allusively, esp. in reference to the †boorishness, cunning, sharpness, or trickery attributed to Yorkshire people. to come (or put) Yorkshire o… to steal a march1716 to steal a march: in military sense, to succeed in moving troops without the knowledge of the enemy; hence gen. to get a secret advantage over a… to come (also act, play, etc.) the old soldier (over a person)1810 colloquial. to come (also act, play,etc.) the old soldier (over a person): to use one's greater age or experience to deceive (a person) or to shirk a… |
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