| 单词 | jiggery-pokery |
| 释义 | jiggery-pokery noun[U] old-fashionedinformaluk/ˌdʒɪɡ.ər.iˈpəʊ.kər.i/us/ˌdʒɪɡ.ɚ.iˈpoʊ.kɚ.i/secretordishonestbehaviour 欺骗行为；骗局；捣鬼Synonyms skulduggery trickerydisapproving Cheating & tricking
Examplesofjiggery-pokeryjiggery-pokery All thisjiggery-pokeryabout personal expenses is purely fictitious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact is that we have to get rid of a lot of this—notjiggery-pokery, but this nonsensical way we have of referring to measurements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not want any financialjiggery-pokeryin this matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If the court were simply to have to take into account "reasonable and fair" it could not disregard anyjiggery-pokery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In other words, we are engaged in a piece of politicaljiggery-pokery, a piece of expediency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a nasty piece of politicaljiggery-pokery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No wonder the air is thick with accusations of statisticaljiggery-pokery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All forms ofjiggery-pokeryhave occurred in private legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The charge ofjiggery-pokerydoes not arise in that way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it any wonder that there is a feeling that there is politicaljiggery-pokeryat work? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I will not be a party to any such politicaljiggery-pokery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There would be a repetition of thejiggery-pokerywith interest rates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, when we talk about bringing down and controlling the rate of inflation, we discuss what is, in effect, a piece ofjiggery-pokery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that they have their own interests to serve, but this is statisticaljiggery-pokeryon a grand scale. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Why cannot we decide if anyjiggery-pokerywas going on? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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