dirty/mean/rotten trick

noun

: an unkind or unfair thing to do

Examples of dirty/mean/rotten trick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For the first time, the lead consultant to Florida Senate Republicans has admitted to hiring a disgraced ex-senator and approving a dirty trick to recruit a third-party candidate to siphon votes from a South Florida Democrat. Mario Alejandro Ariza, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024 The use of math to mislead is a familiar dirty trick, but journalist Seife is mad as hell and won’t take it anymore. Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2023 Considering his political zigzagging, assigning longtime congressman Bobby Rush his final grade is no mean trick. Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023 The moment that this type of pairing of AI and a human service provider arises, some pounce on the suggestion and proclaim that this is a dirty rotten trick. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2023

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