单词 | sleight of hand |
释义 | sleight of handSEE SYNONYMS FOR sleight of hand ON THESAURUS.COM nounskill in feats requiring quick and clever movements of the hands, especially for entertainment or deception, as jugglery, card or coin magic, etc.; legerdemain. the performance of such feats. a feat of legerdemain. skill in deception. Origin of sleight of handMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400 Words nearby sleight of handsleeving, sleigh, sleigh bed, sleigh bell, sleight, sleight of hand, Sleipnir, slender, slenderize, slender loris, slept Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sleight of handBritish Dictionary definitions for sleight of handsleight of hand nounmanual dexterity used in performing conjuring tricks the performance of such tricks Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with sleight of handsleight of hand Trickery, deviousness, as in By some sleight of hand they managed to overlook all bonuses. This term alludes to the performance of magic tricks with the hands. Its figurative use dates from about 1700. 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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