| 词汇 | clay pigeon |
| 释义 | clay pigeon Theme: DUPE n. a gullible person; a pigeon. (Underworld.)We need a clay pigeon to divert attention from the snatch.Who's gonna be the clay pigeon for the bank caper? clay pigeon noun a person who is easily victimised US, 1972clay pigeonA person who is easily exploited, deceived, or taken advantage of, especially due to being in a position of vulnerability. Likened to the clay pigeons (small clay discs) used as targets in trapshooting. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. He was used as a clay pigeon by the mafia, who laundered money through his accounts. clay pigeonA person easily duped or taken advantage of, as in You're a clay pigeon for all of those telephone fund-raisers. The term alludes to the clay pigeon of trapshooting, which replaced the use of live birds in this sport in the 1860s. Its transfer to figurative use in the first half of the 1900s probably is explained by the much older slang use of pigeon for "dupe." Also see fall guy. clay pigeon n. a gullible person; a pigeon. (Underworld.) We need a clay pigeon to divert attention from the snatch. |
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