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miss a trick en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From card games, where trick means “a sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined”.

Meanings

1. To allow an advantageous opportunity to pass by.
   • Select someone who abuses children; select someone who fails to detect bombs; select someone who is an impostor; select someone who sabotages a plant; select someone who embezzles the company ... and you could be sued by the victims of the misdemeanor. You missed a trick and placed people in danger. 2005, A. Furnham, The People Business: Psychological Reflections on Management:
   • John managed to make a profit on that old car you sold him. He never misses a trick, does he?

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