tip the gaff

短语

词形变化

tipped the gaff tipping the gaff tips the gaff 三单 tips the gaff tipping the gaff 现在分词 tipped the gaff 过去式 tipped the gaff 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To give away how a magic trick is accomplished.

  2. 2.

    To reveal a disguise or something hidden.

    1914: The Smart Set: A Magazine of Cleverness, Volume 42, "The Parasite" by George Bronson-Howard Lady! She couldn't disguise herself as a lady with that Slavonic map of hers tipping the gaff, and those heavy hoofs of hers.