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- Thesaurus|837
- Abbreviations|0
55 entries under expression topic. ×
| ostensible motive(idiom, dissuasion) | |
| artful dodge(idiom, cunning) | |
| cover story(cause, reason, trick, excuse) | |
| dirty trick(deception, dishonesty, treachery, cunning) | |
| put off(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| red herring(cause, con, excuse) | |
| sleight of hand(noun, idiom, catch, trick) | |
| snow job(deception, dishonesty, treachery) | |
| song and dance(idiom, cause, reason, trick) | |
| bag of tricks | |
| dirty pool(deception, dishonesty, cunning, fraud) | |
| fancy footwork(noun, slip, trick, shift) | |
| funny business(noun, catch, trick, sport) | |
| go by(verb, phrasal verb, cunning) | |
| monkey business(deception, fraud, fling) | |
| non sequitur(noun, deception, mistake, error) | |
| phony reason(idiom, dissuasion) | |
| sharp practice(deception, dishonesty, fraud, fling) | |
| side blow(idiom, cunning) | |
| stab in the back(idiom, cunning, craftiness, wiles) |
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