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词汇 play-dirty-pool
释义 play dirty pool
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mainly US or Canadian Englishinformal
to behave dishonestly, especially in politics:
Politicians can play dirty pool and the voters can and will see through it.
None of these businesses have any reservations about playing dirty pool when it comes to maximizing their profits.
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dirty poolmainly US or Canadian Englishinformal
playverb
I suspect that both sides are playing dirty pool.
"I feel like it's the Republican Party playing dirty pool," she said.
We should not expect an enemy to play by established norms. They will play dirty pool.
They tried to play dirty pool and got caught.
I didn't play any dirty pool and I wish my opponent well.
The company is playing dirty pool by threatening employees for taking industrial action.
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pretext
pretextual
pull
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