| 单词 | confidence game |
| 释义 | confidence gameSEE SYNONYMS FOR confidence game ON THESAURUS.COM nounany swindle in which the swindler, after gaining the confidence of the victim, robs the victim by cheating at a gambling game, appropriating funds entrusted for investment, or the like. Also called, British, confidence trick . Origin of confidence gameAn Americanism dating back to 1855–60 Words nearby confidence gameconfetti, confidant, confidante, confide, confidence, confidence game, confidence interval, confidence level, confidence limits, confidence man, confidence trick Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for confidence game
Idioms and Phrases with confidence gameconfidence game Also, confidence trick; con game. A swindle in which the victim is defrauded after his or her trust has been won. For example, The police warned of a confidence game in which people were asked to turn over valuables for a so-called appraisal, or The typical confidence trick is easy to spot if you know what to look for, or I almost let myself be taken in by her con game—she seemed so sincere. These terms, which use confidence in the sense of “trust,” date from the mid-1800s. They also gave rise to confidence man (or con man) for the swindler. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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