double cross

double cross
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I remarked that this looked like the biggest double cross in history — Я заметил, что это, по-видимому, была самая большая насадка в истории человечества

He always remembered that double cross — Он всегда помнил, как его в тот раз насадили

It's one double cross he is sorry about — Он жалеет, что насадил его тогда

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Madge is being double crossed by Sammy who ditches her for Sadie — Сэмми насаживает Мэдж, которую он в конце концов бросает ради Сэди

Tom is mad at Jane because she double crossed him on the sale of his car — Том зол на Джейн потому, что она обвела его вокруг пальца при продаже его автомобиля

Don't even think about double crossing me — И не вздумай меня насаживать

That bastard double crossed me — Этот гад наколол меня


Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . . 2003.

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  • Double cross — is a phrase meaning to betray.OriginThe phrase originates from the use of the word in the sense of foul play; deliberate collusion to lose a contest of some kind. In his book, A Man Called Intrepid , William Stevenson claims that the term… …   Wikipedia

  • double-cross — ˌdouble ˈcross verb [transitive] to cheat someone who you are involved in an illegal or dishonest activity with: • He was living in fear of drug traffickers he had double crossed. * * * double cross UK US /ˌdʌblˈkrɒs/ verb [T] ► to trick or cheat …   Financial and business terms

  • double cross — double cross, double cross double cross . teh act of double crossing; the betrayal or swindling of a collaborator or colleague. Syn: cross, betray. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • double-cross — double cross, double cross double cross . teh act of double crossing; the betrayal or swindling of a collaborator or colleague. Syn: cross, betray. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • double cross — double cross, double cross double crossv. t. to betray or swindle (a colleague); to promise (a collaborator) one thing and to treacherously do another, to the detriment of the collaborator. Syn: cross, betray. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • double-cross — double cross, double cross double crossv. t. to betray or swindle (a colleague); to promise (a collaborator) one thing and to treacherously do another, to the detriment of the collaborator. Syn: cross, betray. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • double-cross — double crosses, double crossing, double crossed VERB If someone you trust double crosses you, they do something which harms you instead of doing something they had promised to do. [INFORMAL] [V n] Don t try and double cross me, Taylor, because I… …   English dictionary

  • double-cross — 1834, from DOUBLE (Cf. double) + CROSS (Cf. cross) in the sense of pre arranged swindle or fix. Originally to win a race after promising to lose it. As a verb from 1903, Amer.Eng …   Etymology dictionary

  • double-cross — v [T] to cheat someone, especially after you have agreed to do something dishonest with them >double cross n >double crosser n …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • double-cross — verb transitive to cheat someone, usually when doing something illegal or planning to cheat someone else together ╾ ,double cross noun count …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English


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