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1 outwit
se montrer plus malin(igne) que;∎ we've been outwitted on nous a eus -
2 sharpie
n AmE infml1)I wondered whether he'd been a chump or a sharpie — Я терялся в догадках, был ли он просто болваном или прожженным типом
They told police they were outwitted of the remaining fifteen grand by three sharpies — Они сообщили полиции, что оставшиеся пятнадцать тысяч у них забрали три жулика
She's a real sharpie. She'll take you for everything you've got — Она очень скользкая баба. Она тебя облапошит только так
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3 the upper hand
превосходство, перевес [часть выражения to have the upper hand; см. gain the upper hand]...at last, his passion completely taking the upper hand he struck at them right and left in his blindness, and his stick sounded heavily on more than one. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘Treasure Island’, ch. V) — В припадке неистовой злобы Пью поднял свою клюку и, бросившись на товарищей, принялся награждать их ударами.
It was the first time in his life that anyone had dared to take the upper hand of him, and he ground his teeth to think that he had been outfaced and outwitted by the effrontery of such a low-born upstart. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Hatter's Castle’, book I, ch. 8) — В первый раз за всю его жизнь нашелся человек, дерзнувший дать ему отпор, и он скрипел зубами при мысли, что какой-то выскочка самого низкого происхождения посмел говорить ему дерзости в лицо и ушел безнаказанно, посрамив его, Броуди!
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