Example
“The company used accounting sleight of hand to make its losses look smaller.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
force someone's hand
Neutral · CEFR B2
To pressure someone into acting, often sooner than they had planned.
hand in glove
Neutral · CEFR B2
working together in an extremely close and cooperative way
win hands down
Informal · CEFR B2
to win easily, without effort
cap in hand
Neutral · CEFR C1
in a humble or pleading manner when asking someone for help or a favor
put two and two together
Neutral · CEFR B1
to infer a conclusion by connecting the available clues
make waves
Neutral · CEFR B2
to cause disruption or draw attention by challenging established expectations
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.