单词 | under false pretences |
释义 | under false pretences under false pretences DISAPPROVING F0 If you do something under false pretences, you lie about who you are, what you are doing, or what you intend to do, in order to get something: » He was deported for entering the country under false pretences.» If you're not going to offer me a job, then you've brought me here under false pretences (= you have deceived me in order to make me come here).Thesaurus+: ↑DishonestMain Entry: ↑false |
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