double-dealing
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Etymology
Origin of double-dealing
First recorded in 1520–30
Vocabulary lists containing double-dealing
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Not a bad legacy, considering George Downing is summarized by his biographer thus: “Liar, blackmailer, seducer and thief, this double-dealing shapeshifter would betray both friends and principles without a moment’s misgiving.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
When you’re spending money that’s not your own but that one day might be your inheritance, it sometimes feels like double-dealing, psychologically.
From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025
But could the popularity of this show, based on deception and double-dealing, tell us something fundamental about the contemporary British psyche?
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025
Graham was one of the last people to see that Nixon was double-dealing and wasn’t who he appeared to be.
From New York Times • May 14, 2021
“That’s a loaded question and you know it, sir! I’m so sick of this moral double-dealing I could—” He had stung her, and she had shown him she felt it.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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