to play dirty
1play dirty — phrase to use dishonest or unfair methods The opposition had started to play dirty. Thesaurus: to do something dishonestsynonym Main entry: dirty * * * informal act in a dishonest or unfair way * * * play ˈdirty …
2play dirty — play rough, break the rules, play hardball Even if his opponents cheat and lie, Pat won t play dirty …
3play dirty — ► play dirty informal act in a dishonest or unfair way. Main Entry: ↑dirty …
4play dirty — [v] cheat bamboozle*, beguile, bend the rules*, bilk, burn, caboodle, chisel, con, deceive, defraud, do a number on*, double cross, double deal, dupe, finagle, fleece, flimflam, fudge*, hit below the belt*, hoodwink, hose, mislead, pull something …
5Play Dirty (album) — Infobox Album Name = Play Dirty Type = studio Artist = Girlschool Released = 1983 Recorded = Genre = Heavy metal Length = 40:14 53:50 (re issue) Label = Bronze Producer = Noddy Holder Jim Lea Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|1.5|5… …
6Play Dirty — Infobox Film name = Play Dirty image size = 175px caption = director = André De Toth producer = Harry Saltzman writer = Melvyn Bragg Lotte Colin George Marton ( story ) starring = Michael Caine Nigel Davenport Nigel Green music = Michel Legrand… …
7play dirty — to use dishonest or unfair methods The opposition had started to play dirty …
8play dirty — play dir|ty [ plei də:ti] <engl. ; eigtl. »unsauber spielen«> in Schwebeklängen zwischen Dur u. Moll spielen (beim Blues; Mus.) …
9play dirty — informal act in a dishonest or unfair way. → dirty …
10play dirty — informal to behave dishonestly, especially by cheating in a game. He loses his temper from time to time, but he never plays dirty …
