Cutting didos In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "cutting didos", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2022-03-02 07:03

Meaning of Cutting didos (redirected from cut a dido )

Synonyms:

to take someone for a ride , play a trick , put one over on (one)

Cut a dido American British phrasal verb slang

If you say that someone cuts a dido, you mean that he mischievously plays a trick.
 

The naughty girls cut a dido when their teacher entered the room.

Jack felt edgy when his friends cut a dido last night.

It is Adam who cuts a dido today. I saw him take the pencil case out of your backpack.

Other phrases about:

string someone along

To maintain someone's attention or to keep them waiting in a state of uncertainty. 

smell a rat
to doubt that something is untrue, unreliable or deceptive
crooked as a barrel of fish hooks

Very dishonest and deceptive

take sb for a ride

To deceive or trick someone

screw someone over

Cheat, exploit someone; intentionally put someone in an unfair or unfavourable situation

Grammar and Usage of Cut a dido

Verb Forms

  • cut a dido
  • cuts a dido
  • cutting a dido

The verb "cut" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Cut a dido

The "trick" sense might come from the trick of Dido, queen of Carthage, who, having bought as much land as a hide would cover, is said to have cut it into thin strips long enough to enclose a spot for a citadel.

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