shady dealing
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈʃeɪdi ˈdiːlɪŋ/
- Informal
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- For example, the anti-money-laundering provisions of the 2001 Patriot Act, mandating increased reporting of potentially shady deals, are forcing still more companies to take hard looks at their operations before the government does it for them.
- the husband's shady dealings
- involved in shady dealings
- investigated for shady deals
Last night Rudy went on the Chris Cuomo Show MO where he was asked about Paul Manafort's shady dealings.
- Last night Rudy went on the Chris Cuomo Show MO where he was asked about Paul Manafort's shady dealings.
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The investigation revealed numerous shady dealings between the company and government officials.
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What is obvious, however, is that MJ, in his last years, was becoming increasingly outspoken on the shady dealings of the music industry.
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This has got to be something to do with one of your shady deals or failing businesses.
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I'll just undo every single shady deal you've been a part of for the last five years.
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According to Bolton, Trump's shady dealings with other countries went far beyond Ukraine.
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The rogues' gallery of oil sands critics and their shady dealings is so vast that someone could write a book about them.
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Here we have it, two CIA directors involved in a pretty shady deal to humiliate a president running for re-election.
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Tax evasion is a big concern, and it should be obvious to anyone that he has shady dealings that he would rather not have the public know about.
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Dodd and Frank resisted any and all investigations into their shady dealings.
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Whatever shady dealing and outright perversion of freedom and constitutional government Obama has committed, Congress is complicit in the acts.
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Synonyms
355
4.8
Dishonest or illegal actions by people in power, like taking bribes
205
8.4
Secret deal by people or companies to cheat others
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4.4
Hiding money obtained illegally by moving it through banks or businesses
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3.2
Actions like lying, cheating, or stealing
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9.9
Illegal business deals that get money for organized crime groups
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8.0
A dishonest plan to trick people and take their money
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6.0
Secret dishonest actions that harm or make someone look bad, often in politics and business
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5.3
Dishonest or harmful actions by a company and its workers that damage trust
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9.3
Tricks people use to deceive others to get money or advantage
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8.6
Secret or dishonest actions that try to cheat people
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6.9
Dishonest or secret behavior that seems against the law
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7.5
Behaving dishonestly by pretending one thing and doing another
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6.3
Dishonest behavior in business or money matters
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6.9
Dishonest behavior by a person or group
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6.2
A habit of being dishonest and breaking rules to get money or power
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9.9
A person who is involved in a dishonest business, often illegal
A secret agreement that is dishonest or illegal
Actions that cheat people to get their money
A habit of ignoring right and wrong and being dishonest to get what you want
Antonyms
How Illegal
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3.4
- Specialized
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5.5
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4.0
- Informal
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5.6
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5.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'shady' (dishonest or morally suspect) combined with 'dealing' (business/activity) yields a directly compositional meaning of dishonest or suspect business activity. This adjective+noun pattern is semantically transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase shady dealing paints a simple picture: someone in the shade hiding while making a deal out of sight. That's why shady and dealing now mean 'dishonest or illegal activities'.