not cricket
idiom
British, old-fashioned
: not fair, polite, or proper
You can't keep ignoring her. It just isn't cricket.
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At the time, most houses kept their storefronts partially covered with drab fabric and speaking to the media was not cricket.
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David Segal, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2020
David Segal, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2020
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“Not cricket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20cricket. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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