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pricking at the belt

pricking at the belt noun: synonym of fast and loose (“fraudulent game”).

Noun

pricking at the belt (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Synonym of fast and loose (“fraudulent game”).
    Synonyms:
    fast and loose

Synonyms of pricking at the belt

Questions about pricking at the belt

What does pricking at the belt mean?
Pricking at the belt means synonym of fast and loose (“fraudulent game”).
What part of speech is pricking at the belt?
Pricking at the belt is a noun.

Words near pricking at the belt in the dictionary

  1. prickhead
  2. prickheads
  3. prickier
  4. prickiest
  5. pricking
  6. pricking at the belt
  7. pricking one's ears
  8. pricking out
  9. pricking up
  10. pricking up one's ears
  11. pricking-up

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