| 单词 | under false pretences |
| 释义 | under false pretencesIf you do something underfalsepretences, youlieabout who you are, what you are doing, or what youintendto do, inorderto get something: He wasdeportedforenteringthecountryunderfalsepretences. If you're not going toofferme ajob, then you'vebroughtme here underfalsepretences(= you havedeceivedme inorderto make me come here). I'mafraidI'm here underfalsepretences. I said I wasrepresentingaclient, but that's nottrue. I got into thebuildingunderfalsepretences, but I didn't have anychoice. Theykepthimlockedup foryearsunderfalsepretences. See also false(NOT TRUE) |
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