miss a trick

短语

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词形变化

missed a trick misses a trick 三单 misses a trick missing a trick missing a trick 现在分词 missed a trick 过去式 missed a trick 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To allow an advantageous opportunity to pass by.

    John managed to make a profit on that old car you sold him. He never misses a trick, does he?

词源

From card games, where trick means “a sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined”.

来源：wiktionary