play dirty

play dirty
play dirty phrase
to use dishonest or unfair methods

The opposition had started to play dirty.

Thesaurus: to do something dishonestsynonym
Main entry: dirty

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informal act in a dishonest or unfair way

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play ˈdirty idiom
(informal) to behave or play a game in an unfair way
Main entry:dirtyidiom

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  • play dirty — play rough, break the rules, play hardball    Even if his opponents cheat and lie, Pat won t play dirty …   English idioms

  • play dirty — ► play dirty informal act in a dishonest or unfair way. Main Entry: ↑dirty …   English terms dictionary

  • play dirty — [v] cheat bamboozle*, beguile, bend the rules*, bilk, burn, caboodle, chisel, con, deceive, defraud, do a number on*, double cross, double deal, dupe, finagle, fleece, flimflam, fudge*, hit below the belt*, hoodwink, hose, mislead, pull something …   New thesaurus

  • Play Dirty — Infobox Film name = Play Dirty image size = 175px caption = director = André De Toth producer = Harry Saltzman writer = Melvyn Bragg Lotte Colin George Marton ( story ) starring = Michael Caine Nigel Davenport Nigel Green music = Michel Legrand… …   Wikipedia

  • play dirty — to use dishonest or unfair methods The opposition had started to play dirty …   English dictionary

  • play dirty — play dir|ty [ plei də:ti] <engl. ; eigtl. »unsauber spielen«> in Schwebeklängen zwischen Dur u. Moll spielen (beim Blues; Mus.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Play Dirty (album) — Infobox Album Name = Play Dirty Type = studio Artist = Girlschool Released = 1983 Recorded = Genre = Heavy metal Length = 40:14 53:50 (re issue) Label = Bronze Producer = Noddy Holder Jim Lea Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|1.5|5… …   Wikipedia

  • play dirty — informal act in a dishonest or unfair way. → dirty …   English new terms dictionary

  • play dirty — informal to behave dishonestly, especially by cheating in a game. He loses his temper from time to time, but he never plays dirty …   New idioms dictionary

  • Play Dirty —    Voir Enfants de salauds …   Dictionnaire mondial des Films

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