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/dˈərti trɪks/ Listen

Dirty tricks

noun

Underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent.

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"Dirty tricks" Quotes from Famous Books

... again. "I never thought of such a thing. I leave such dirty tricks to your side. Go back with ye, Master Sheriff, and call up your ...

— Two Sides of the Face - Midwinter Tales • Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

... of it," insisted Arthur. "Mershone is a natural cad; he's been guilty of all sorts of dirty tricks, and is capable of many more. If you'll watch out, Louise, you'll see that all the girls are shy of being found in his society, and all the chaperons cluck to their fledglings the moment the hawk appears. You're a novice in society just yet, my dear, and it won't do you ...

— Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society • Edith Van Dyne

... in sudden anger, for he had not forgotten Jimmie Ben's cruel swipe. "We don't need any more time than we've got, and we don't need to play any dirty tricks, either. We're going to beat you. We've ...

— Glengarry Schooldays • Ralph Connor

... and hold your tongue," he said. "I will have nothing to do with your dirty tricks. I will settle the ...

— Angelot - A Story of the First Empire • Eleanor Price

... newspaper publishing office. Mechenmal picked up his new trade with surprising swiftness, and very soon obtained sufficient knowledge of salesmanship. He changed positions and managed, by means of energy and all kinds of dirty tricks, after a year and a few months, to hold a position of trust as an independent ...

— The Prose of Alfred Lichtenstein • Alfred Lichtenstein