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not cricket

Idioms

Unfair, unsportsmanlike, as in It's not cricket to let him go without notice. This term, in which the sport of cricket is equated with upright behavior, survives in America despite the relative unfamiliarity of the sport there. [Mid-1800s]

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not cricket

It is not cricket or politics that triggers the most ardent debate in Antigua and Barbuda.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2025

I'm very sporty like James, like Alf Wight, but not cricket.

From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2022

At the time, most houses kept their storefronts partially covered with drab fabric and speaking to the media was not cricket.

From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2020

It’s not cricket as we know it Jim.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 18, 2020

"Critic, not cricket, fool! thou corrupter of good language!" said the knight.

From Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de

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