| 单词 | to play it |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto play it (on) d. transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). to play it (on): to play a trick, cheat. to play (it) low down (on): to behave meanly or despicably (towards). Occasionally intransitive. Cf. on (also upon) the square at square adj. 12.to play on (also with) both hands: see to play on (also with) both hands at hand n. Phrases 2l(a). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > ignobleness or baseness > become base or ignoble [verb (intransitive)] > behave basely or ignobly to play (it) low down (on)1864 society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > behave meanly [verb (intransitive)] to play (it) low down (on)1864 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > treat fraudulently, cheat [verb (transitive)] > outwit, get the better of undergoa1325 circumvene1526 crossbitec1555 circumvent1564 gleek1577 outreach1579 fob1583 overreach1594 fub1600 encompassa1616 out-craftya1616 out-knave1648 mump1649 jockey1708 come1721 nail1735 slew1813 Jew1825 to sew up1837 to play (it) low down (on)1864 outfox1872 beat1873 outcraft1879 to get a beat on1889 old soldier1892 to put one over1905 to get one over on1912 to get one over1921 outsmart1926 shaft1959 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > trick, hoax [verb (transitive)] jape1362 bejape1377 play1562 jugglea1592 dally1595 trick1595 bore1602 jadea1616 to fool off1631 top1663 whiska1669 hocus1675 to put a sham upon1677 sham1677 fun?1685 to put upon ——1687 rig1732 humbug1750 hum1751 to run a rig1764 hocus-pocus1774 cram1794 hoax1796 kid1811 string1819 to play off1821 skylark1823 frisk1825 stuff1844 lark1848 kiddy1851 soap1857 to play it (on)1864 spoof1889 to slip (something) over (on)1912 cod1941 to pull a person's chain1975 game1996 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)] > exploit or take advantage of > specifically a person to prey upon1610 impose1667 picaroon1681 live1712 to twirl (a person) round one's finger1748 to get over ——1784 exploit1838 to play (it) low down (on)1864 to avail upona1871 pole1906 to put on1958 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > treat fraudulently, cheat [verb (transitive)] deceivec1330 defraud1362 falsec1374 abuse?a1439 fraud1563 visure1570 cozen1583 coney-catch1592 to fetch in1592 cheat1597 sell1607 mountebanka1616 dabc1616 nigglea1625 to put it on1625 shuffle1627 cuckold1644 to put a cheat on1649 tonya1652 fourbe1654 imposturea1659 impose1662 slur1664 knap1665 to pass upon (also on)1673 snub1694 ferret1699 nab1706 shool1745 humbug1750 gag1777 gudgeon1787 kid1811 bronze1817 honeyfuggle1829 Yankee1837 middle1863 fuck1866 fake1867 skunk1867 dead-beat1888 gold-brick1893 slicker1897 screw1900 to play it1901 to do in1906 game1907 gaff1934 scalp1939 sucker1939 sheg1943 swizz1961 butt-fuck1979 1864 W. Fisk Anti-Rebel 213 I am half inclined to believe..that some of them ‘play it’ in just that way. 1868 B. Harte Luck of Roaring Camp in Overland Monthly Aug. 187/1 It's playing it pretty low down on this yer baby to ring in fun on him that he ain't going to understand. 1871 B. Harte Heathen Chinee iii Yet he played it that day upon William And me in a way I despise. 1882 B. Harte Flip, & Found at Blazing Star 31 It's playing it rather low down on the old man. 1894 Outing 24 288/1 This played it on our pursuers very neatly. 1901 J. Conrad & F. M. Hueffer Inheritors i. 7 ‘Oh, come’, I expostulated, ‘this is playing it rather low down. You walk a convalescent out of breath and then propound riddles to him.’ 1904 ‘M. Corelli’ God's Good Man xxi I always do my best not to play down on a woman. a1921 G. H. Gibson in Penguin Bk. Austral. Ballads (1964) 207 It's playin' it low on William, but perhaps he'll buckle-to. < as lemmas |
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