It is Don Lope who is ill and she who double-deals pretending to call a doctor for him with her finger pressed firmly down on the telephone rest (Penelope Gilliatt).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dou|ble-deal — «DUHB uhl DEEL», intransitive verb, dealt « DEHLT», deal|ing. to practice deception; cheat; deceive: »It is Don Lope who is ill and she who double deals pretending to call a doctor for him with her finger pressed firmly down on the telephone rest … Useful english dictionary
dou|ble-deal|ing — «DUHB uhl DEE lihng», noun, adjective. –n. a pretending to do one thing and then doing another; deceitful action or behavior: »There were some who feared the U.S. could expect only grief and double dealing in any…conferences with the Communists… … Useful english dictionary
dou·ble-deal·ing — … Useful english dictionary
double-dealing — dou′ble deal′ing n. 1) deception or treachery; duplicity 2) using duplicity; treacherous • Etymology: 1520–30 … From formal English to slang
Double dealer — Dou ble deal er, double dealer dou ble deal er One who practices double dealing; a deceitful, trickish person; a person who says one thing and does another. L Estrange. Syn: double crosser, betrayer, traitor. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Double dealing — Dou ble deal ing, double dealing dou ble deal ing False or deceitful dealing; acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another. See {Double dealing}, under {Dealing}. Shak … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
double-dealer — Dou ble deal er, double dealer dou ble deal er One who practices double dealing; a deceitful, trickish person; a person who says one thing and does another. L Estrange. Syn: double crosser, betrayer, traitor. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
double-dealing — Dou ble deal ing, double dealing dou ble deal ing False or deceitful dealing; acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another. See {Double dealing}, under {Dealing}. Shak … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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