| 单词 | numbers game |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnumbers game numbers game n. (a) U.S. slang = sense 2e; (b) colloquial the practice of adducing statistics, esp. in support of an argument. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > betting on lotteries > [noun] policy business1804 policy1879 numbers1897 numbers game1935 numbers drop1968 1935 Time 21 Jan. 45/1 In Danville, Va., operators of a ‘numbers’ game were bankrupt. 1961 Nation 11 Nov. 365-7 Squabbles over election procedures, the complicated numbers game that East and West played. 1971 A. Hailey Wheels xiv. 205 Playing the numbers game—especially in auto plants—is, to Detroiters, as natural as breathing. 1999 F. McCourt 'Tis l. 443 Her boyfriend, Louis Weber..was famous for running the numbers game in the neighbourhood. < as lemmas |
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