sleight of hand
noun [U] /ˌslaɪt.əvˈhænd/Definition
› speed and skill of the hand when performing tricks: Most of these conjuring tricks depend on sleight of hand.Magic › skilful hiding of the truth in order to win an advantage: By some statistical sleight of hand the government have produced figures showing that unemployment has recently fallen.Sly and devious
(Definition of sleight of hand noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- artful adjective
- back-door adjective
- calculating adjective
- calculation noun (PERSON)
- conniving adjective
- conspiratorial adjective
- cunning adjective (CLEVER)
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- fox noun (CLEVER PERSON)
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