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foil a plot
释义
Example sentences
foil a plot
But the
plot
was
foiled
by a joint police and MI5 operation.
The Sun
(
2013
)
A girl, who
foiled
a
plot
by two ten-year-old boys to poison their teacher's coffee has been rewarded for her bravery.
The Sun
(
2014
)
Intelligence officials had
foiled
six
plots
in the past year, he said, calling on internet giants to help in the fight.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2015
)
Definition of 'plot'
plot
(
pl
ɒ
t
)
Explore 'plot' in the dictionary
countable noun
[
usually
NOUN
to-infinitive
]
A plot is a secret plan by a group of people to do something that is illegal or wrong, usually against a person or a government.
Definition of 'foil'
foil
(
f
ɔɪ
l
)
Explore 'foil' in the dictionary
verb
If you foil someone's plan or attempt to do something, for example to commit a crime, you succeed in stopping them from doing what they want.
[
journalism
]
COBUILD Collocations
foil a plot
alleged plot
bomb plot
burial plot
buy a plot
complex plot
disrupt a plot
foil a plot
gripping plot
hatch a plot
murder plot
preposterous plot
sinister plot
terror plot
terrorist plot
thwart a plot
uncover a plot
vegetable plot
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