| 单词 | dirty tricks |
| 释义 | dirty tricksSEE SYNONYMS FOR dirty tricks ON THESAURUS.COM plural noun Informal.Politics. unethical or illegal campaign practices or pranks intended to disrupt or sabotage the campaigns of opposing candidates. any similar practices carried out against rival countries or corporations for espionage or commercial purposes. Origin of dirty tricksFirst recorded in 1970–75 OTHER WORDS FROM dirty tricksdirt·y-trick·er·y [dur-tee-trik-uh-ree], /ˈdɜr tiˈtrɪk ə ri/, noundirty-tricks, adjectivedirt·y-trick·ster [dur-tee-trik-ster], /ˈdɜr tiˈtrɪk stər/, nounWords nearby dirty tricksdirty one's hands, dirty pool, dirty realism, dirty rice, dirty trick, dirty tricks, dirty war, dirty word, dirty work, dis, disability Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with dirty tricksdirty tricks Undercover or clandestine operations and deceitful stratagems in politics and espionage. For example, This campaign has been dominated by the dirty tricks of both sides. The adjective dirty here is used in the sense of “unethical” or “unfair.” The term originally was applied to covert intelligence operations carried out by the Central Intelligence Agency, whose planning directorate was nicknamed “department of dirty tricks.” It later was extended to underhanded activity intended to undermine political opponents and commercial rivals. [1940s] 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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