GOLDBRICK — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
goldbrick
Anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless.
A brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not.
An idle worthless person.
A soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort.
Avoid (one's assigned duties).
Приклади
- The derelict soldier shirked his duties.
Deprive of by deceit.
Приклади
- He swindled me out of my inheritance.
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her.
- The cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change.
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