- (a) swindling game
- надувательство
Большой англо-русский учебный словарь сочетаемости. Кауль М.Р., Хидекель С.С. 2010.
(a) swindling game
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skin game — noun Etymology: skin (II) 1. : a swindling game or trick skin games running to fleece you as fast as you can get your money to the center Andy Adams 2. : skinball * * * 1. a dishonest or unscrupulous business operation, scheme, etc … Useful english dictionary
shell game — 1. a sleight of hand swindling game resembling thimblerig but employing walnut shells or the like instead of thimblelike cups. 2. any deceit, swindle, fraud, or the like. [1885 90, Amer.] * * * ▪ magic trick also called Cups And Balls Trick, … … Universalium
shell game — shell′ game n. 1) gam a swindling game in which a small object is supposedly hidden under one of three walnut shells or the like and bets are made 2) any swindle or fraud • Etymology: 1885–90, amer … From formal English to slang
skin game — noun Date: 1868 a swindling game or trick … New Collegiate Dictionary
bunco game — /bagkow geym/ Any trick, artifice, or cunning calculated to win confidence and to deceive, whether by conversation, conduct, or suggestion. A swindling game or scheme … Black's law dictionary
bunco game — /bagkow geym/ Any trick, artifice, or cunning calculated to win confidence and to deceive, whether by conversation, conduct, or suggestion. A swindling game or scheme … Black's law dictionary
strap game — noun : a swindling game in which a strap or belt is folded in the middle and then rolled up tightly with the victim betting that he can place a pencil in the loop so as to hold the strap when both ends are pulled … Useful english dictionary
confidence game — any swindle in which the swindler, after gaining the confidence of the victim, robs the victim by cheating at a gambling game, appropriating funds entrusted for investment, or the like. Also called, Brit., confidence trick. [1855 60, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
con game — Confidence Con fi*dence, n. [L. confidentia firm trust in, self confidence: cf. F. confidence.] 1. The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; formerly followed by of, now commonly by in. [1913 Webster] Society… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Confidence game — Confidence Con fi*dence, n. [L. confidentia firm trust in, self confidence: cf. F. confidence.] 1. The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; formerly followed by of, now commonly by in. [1913 Webster] Society… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confidence game — Obtaining of money or property by means of some trick, device, or swindling operation in which advantage is taken of the confidence which the victim reposes in the swindler. The elements of the crime of confidence game are: (1) an intentional… … Black's law dictionary
