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41Robert Dudley (explorer) — Robert Dudley Robert Dudley, 1590s. Engraving after a portrait by Nicholas Hilliard Born 7 August 1574 Richmond Palace, Surrey …
42Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle — For other people named Duke of Newcastle, see Dukes of Newcastle. His Grace The Duke of Newcastle KG PC Prime Minister of Great Britain …
43opponent — noun 1 person who plays against sb ADJECTIVE ▪ chief, main ▪ dangerous, tough ▪ worthy VERB + OPPONENT ▪ a …
44ace — I. n 1. a best friend or good person. Used by males to other males, usually as a greeting or a term of endearment. In this sense the term probably spread from black American street gangs in the 1950s to working class whites in the USA, Australia… …
45finesse (someone) — vb American to outmanoeuvre, cleverly manipulate or cheat someone. From the technique in contract bridge. Originally a cardsharps term, now in general use …
46psych (someone) out — vb to unnerve, outmanoeuvre or over whelm. An Americanism which has spread to other areas, psych out origi nally meant to use psychology to gauge an opponent s weakness …
47sandbag — vb American 1a. to attack unexpectedly, stop (some one) dead, incapacitate or thwart. A sand filled bag was formerly used as an improvised cosh or blackjack. The word was taken up into business jargon in the 1980s. (Handbag has been coined as a… …
48stitch (someone) up — vb British a. to concoct false evidence against someone, to frame . A piece of underworld and police jargon from the 1950s which penetrated popular speech in the 1980s. ► Openshaw, 41, allegedly said on his ar rest: I m being stitched up . The… …
49the Grim Reaper — death Grim for the death s head or skeleton in northern English dialect, and Reaper from the scythe he carries: The goal was to outmanoeuvre the Grim Reaper. (J. Mitford, 1963) …
50outflank — verb 1》 move round the side of (an enemy) so as to outmanoeuvre them. 2》 outwit (someone) …
