trick
B1Frequent NGSL-3UK /trɪk/US /trɪk/
Meaning
noun
something that you do to make somebody believe something that is not true, or to annoy somebody as a joke
“They had to think of a trick to get past the guards.”
verb
to make somebody believe something which is not true, especially in order to cheat them
“trick somebody, I'd been tricked and I felt stupid.”
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Now, you might not all be a mess, like some of us, (Laughter) and some of you may have a healthy relationship with deadlines, but remember: the Monkey's sneakiest trick is when
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