Dirty pool In english explanation

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

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-08-31 06:08

Meaning of Dirty pool

Dirty pool noun phrase informal

Behavior that is not right according to a set of rules or principles or intends to make someone believe in untrue things.
 

 

A: His friends ordered everything on the menu and left to make him pay for all that thing. B: What dirty pool!

The retailer was apprehended due to his dirty pool. Before being arrested, he had tricked numberless people.

Origin of Dirty pool

This phrase dates back as far as 1918, and may go back a bit farther.

The Origin Cited: Grammarist .
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