dirty pool — ☆ dirty pool n. Slang the use of unfair or dishonest tactics … English World dictionary
dirty pool — n. activities conducted using unfair or sneaky tactics. □ They’re playing dirty pool now. This calls for a new plan. □ When they start playing dirty pool, it’s time to get mean … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
dirty pool — noun Foul play, misconduct. The thieves, in their turn, have developed a self pity syndrome about the FBI, considering government surveillance to be dirty pool unjustifiable interference with free enterprise … Wiktionary
dirty pool — Dishonest or underhanded practices (referring to the game of billiards). ► “Market share obsession easily leads to price wars, product proliferation, and dirty tricks.” (Management Today, Dec. 1994, p. 29) … American business jargon
dirty pool — noun Date: 1918 underhanded or unsportsmanlike conduct … New Collegiate Dictionary
dirty pool — Informal. unethical, unfair, or unsportsmanlike conduct. * * * … Universalium
dirty pool — noun conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike • Hypernyms: ↑behavior, ↑behaviour, ↑conduct, ↑doings … Useful english dictionary
dirty tricks — [n] dishonest practices dirty pool*, funny business*, malicious tactics, monkey business*, shady business, skullduggery, unethical behavior; concepts 59,633,657 … New thesaurus
dirty — 1 adjective dirtier, dirtiest 1 NOT CLEAN covered in dirt or marked with dirt: Just stack the dirty dishes in the sink. | Look how dirty your hands are! Go wash them right now! 2 IMMORAL connected with sex in a way that is considered immoral or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pool — I. /pul / (say poohl) noun 1. a small body of standing water; pond. 2. a puddle. 3. any small collection of liquid on a surface: a pool of blood. 4. a still, deep place in a stream. 5. a swimming pool. {Middle English and Old English pōl} II.… …
pool — 1. Pond. Ki o, ki o wai. Also: loko, hāloko, hālokoloko, luawai, huinawai, wai ahu, hāpuna, kīpoho, lahalaha wai, lau wai, huawaimaka, hakuone, ko ana wai, kuki o, pōnaha wai. ♦ Sea pool, kāheka; kāhekaheka (small). ♦ Dirty pool, ki o… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
